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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Merrick, McKinney, TX (US);
Michael Thenhaus, Plano, TX (US);
Wesley Bell, Plano, TX (US);
Mark Zartler, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Learn.Com, Inc., Sunrise, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/570 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/570 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an easy to use tool for preparing animated characters for use on the Internet. Requiring only limited user input and selection, the system of the present invention automatically choreographs and synchronizes reusable animation components with dialog streams. Once generated, the resulting choreography may be embedded into a hypertext markup language (HTML) web page with an appropriate audio player plug-in to deliver any number of animated dialogues with minimal wait time and minimal developer effort.