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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Daniel Ballin, Ipswich, GB;
Marco Gillies, Ipswich, GB;
Daniel Ballin, Ipswich, GB;
Marco Gillies, Ipswich, GB;
British Telecommunications plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A hierarchical behavioral framework is used to generate and control autonomous and semi-autonomous behavior in an articulate object. A behavioral controller is arranged to receive input associated with a behavioral action, to infer a plurality of behavioral parameter values using the framework, and to generate equivalent behavior in the articulate object using the parameter values when loaded in the behavioral controller to generate output corresponding to the equivalent behavior. The equivalent behavior may reproduce the inputted behavioral action, and/or include one or more other behavioral actions, which may be performed simultaneously or as part of a sequence of actions.