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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2013
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Malcolm Murdock, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael Hy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Armen Mkrtchyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for creating a digital puppet show by animating a digital puppet using gestures and sound. The method includes presenting the digital puppet to a user on a display. The method further includes receiving motion data corresponding to a gesture, using a camera, from the user, translating the motion data into digital data using a motion tracking algorithm, and animating the digital puppet, on the display, using the digital data. The method can further include receiving audio data from the user using a microphone and playing the audio data, using a speaker, while animating the digital puppet on the display to create the digital puppet show.