Apparatus and method for generating digital character
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating digital characters comprising:
- a posture storing means for extracting and storing key postures from motion capture data provided from the outside and for calculating and storing connection relationship between the extracted key postures;
a character generating means for producing virtual characters based on user-input parameters;
a simulating means for simulating the virtual characters not to collide with each other and generating motion pattern parameters based on the simulation result;
a key frame generating means for searching matched postures according to the motion pattern parameters, which are transmitted from the simulating means, after then, changing the virtual characters, and generating key frames by locating the changed characters in corresponding positions on the screen; and
a motion file generating means for producing a motion file by interpolating the key frames.
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus for generating multiple digital characters that do not collide with each other and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a posture storing block for extracting and storing key postures from motion capture data provided from the outside and for calculating and storing connection relationship between the extracted key postures, a character generating block for producing virtual characters based on user-input parameters, a simulating block for simulating the virtual characters not to collide with each other and generating motion pattern parameters based on the simulation result, a key frame generating block for searching matched postures according to the motion pattern parameters, which are transmitted from the simulating block, after then, changing the virtual characters, and generating key frames by locating the changed characters in corresponding positions on the screen, and a motion file generating block for producing a motion file by interpolating the key frames.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating digital characters comprising:
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a posture storing means for extracting and storing key postures from motion capture data provided from the outside and for calculating and storing connection relationship between the extracted key postures;
a character generating means for producing virtual characters based on user-input parameters;
a simulating means for simulating the virtual characters not to collide with each other and generating motion pattern parameters based on the simulation result;
a key frame generating means for searching matched postures according to the motion pattern parameters, which are transmitted from the simulating means, after then, changing the virtual characters, and generating key frames by locating the changed characters in corresponding positions on the screen; and
a motion file generating means for producing a motion file by interpolating the key frames. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for generating digital characters, which comprises the steps of:
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storing key postures extracted from motion capture data and the connection relationship information between the extracted key postures;
producing the digital characters based on user-input parameters;
simulating the movement of the characters not to collide with each other and producing motion pattern parameters to control each character'"'"'s motion;
searching matched postures according to the motion pattern parameters, after then, changing the posture of each character by using the matched postures, and generating key frames by locating changed characters in corresponding positions on the screen; and
interpolating a middle frame between the key frames in order to produce the motion file.
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