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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2023
Kitestring, Inc., Corona, CA (US);
Eric A. Soulvie, Tacoma, WA (US);
Richard R. Hurrey, El Sobrante, CA (US);
R. Jason Bickerstaff, Orinda, CA (US);
Clifford S. Champion, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter E. McGowan, Corona, CA (US);
Robert Ernest Schnurstein, Victorville, CA (US);
O3 Story Technologies, Inc., Corona, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for computer animation includes receiving an input file that includes an asset geometry, where the asset geometry defines an asset mesh structure, where the asset geometry may exclude an internal support frame, and where logic for custom deformation steps may be included, altogether in a fashion portable and made to produce consistent results across multiple different software and/or hardware platform environments and/or across real-time and/or offline scenarios. The method also includes applying at least one deformer to the asset mesh structure, where the at least one deformer includes a plurality of user-selectable deformer channels, and where each deformer channel is associated with at least a portion of the asset mesh structure and is configured to adjust a visual appearance of the associated portion of the asset mesh structure.