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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Andrew Young, San Mateo, CA (US);
Chris Ho, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jeffrey Roger Stafford, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for implementing a graphics pipeline. The method includes generating a plurality of bones for an object defining positioning relationships between the bones. The method includes determining a subsystem of bones from the plurality of bones for the object. The method includes determining a foveal region when rendering an image of the virtual scene including the object, wherein the foveal region corresponds to where an attention of a user is directed. The method includes determining that at least one portion of the object is located in a peripheral region for the image. The method includes animating the object by applying a transformation to the subsystem of bones.