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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Takeshi Miyamoto, Amagasaki, JP;

Tatsuya Shinkai, Suita, JP;

Assignee:

Konami Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/500 ;
Abstract

Both legs of a human figure P are each formed by two skeletons SK , SK (SK , SK ). A dynamic model is formed by a mass particle W located at a waist position A, an elastic body SP such as a spring coupling the mass particle W and a middle point B between the feet of both legs of the human figure P, and a damper DP. The positions of the skeletons SK to SK forming the legs can be dynamically obtained by calculating the waist position and further the positions of the knees using the dynamic model. Accordingly, movements of the legs can be expressed in such a manner as to give a good presence by dynamically calculating them every scene displayed as a game progresses.


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