The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Eric Gregory, Larkspur, CA (US);
Michael Ferris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Jensen, Berkeley, CA (US);
Oren Jacob, Piedmont, CA (US);
Timothy S. Milliron, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Eric Gregory, Larkspur, CA (US);
Michael Ferris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Jensen, Berkeley, CA (US);
Oren Jacob, Piedmont, CA (US);
Timothy S. Milliron, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
Multiple time scales enable animations over multiple shots. Time-dependent data is specified with reference to time references. Data expressed in different time references may be combined to form animations, shots, and sequences of shots. Time transformations specifying mappings between time references are used to combine data expressed in different time references. Data can be viewed in arbitrary time references. Editing data specifying a sequence of shots may be used as a time reference for viewing data expressed in other time references. Data expressed in one time reference may be rearranged according to another time reference to indicate time reference relationships. Data authored in one time reference may be viewed and modified in another time reference. Modifications are converted from the viewing time reference to the data's original time reference for updating data. Time-dependent data may be expressed in layer data structures. Layer relationships may include time transformations.