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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1996
Richard J Allen, Redhill, GB;
Richard D Gallery, Horley, GB;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for controlling a computer-generated animation suite (32), where the suite generates sequences of image frames from stored libraries of image components and component motion parameters. An interface (42) includes a store (44) of function specifications each of which, when called and applied to the animation suite, initiates one or a predetermined sequence of image component movements. A rule-based processor (10) comprises means for modelling an asynchronous logic circuit as a plurality of circuit elements the functions of which are governed by a stored set (14,22) of rules each defining a response to a given condition with the processor generating a response when the associated condition is satisfied. Predetermined conjunctions of image frame features are specified as the condition portion of some of the rules, and the calling of each of the interface function specifications is the response portion of a respective rule. A method and apparatus for the control of a motion simulation suite are also described.