Method and System for Rendering an Entertainment Animation

• US 20110293144A1
• Filed: 08/20/2009
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agency For Science Technology and Research
• Original Assignee: Agency For Science Technology and Research
• Inventors: Ong, Ee Ping, Farbiz, Farzam, Manders, Corey Mason, Huang, Zhiyong, Chong, Bryan Jyh Herng, Chan, Ti Eu, Rahardja, Susanto
• Application Number:
  US13/147,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20110293144A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/103
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6072 of an input signal, e.g. pitch and rhythm extraction, voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6607 for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games

Abstract

Systems and methods for rendering an entertainment animation. The system can comprise a user input unit for receiving a non-binary user input signal; an auxiliary signal source for generating an auxiliary signal; a classification unit for classifying the non-binary user input signal with reference to the auxiliary signal; and a rendering unit for rendering the entertainment animation based on classification results from the classification unit.

Claims

1. A system for rendering an entertainment animation, the system comprising:

a user input unit for receiving a non-binary user input signal;

an auxiliary signal source for generating an auxiliary signal;

a classification unit for classifying the non-binary user input signal with reference to the auxiliary signal; and

a rendering unit for rendering the entertainment animation based on classification re-sults from the classification unit.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the auxiliary signal source comprises a sound source for rendering a dance game entertainment animation.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a tracking signal for tracking a user'"'"'s head, hands, and body.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the classification unit classifies the tracking signal based on a kinetic energy of the tracking signal, an entropy of the tracking signal, or both.

5. The system as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a stereo camera for capturing stereo images of the user and a tracking unit for generating the tracking signal based on image processing of the stereo images.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a voice signal.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the classification unit classifies the voice signal based on a word search and identifies a response based on the word search and a dialogue database.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a voice output unit for rendering the response.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an evaluation unit for evaluating a match between the non-binary user input signal and the auxiliary signal for advancing the user in a game content associated with the entertainment animation.

10. A system for rendering an entertainment animation, the system comprising:

a user input unit for receiving a non-binary user input signal;

a classification unit for classifying the non-binary user input signal based on a kinetic energy of the non-binary user input signal, an entropy of the non-binary user input signal, or both; and

a rendering unit for rendering the entertainment animation based on classification re-sults from the classification unit.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10, further comprising an auxiliary signal source for rendering an auxiliary signal for the entertainment animation.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the auxiliary signal comprises a sound signal for rendering a dance game entertainment animation.

13. The system as claimed in claim 10, further comprising an evaluation unit for evaluating a match between the non-binary user input signal and the auxiliary signal for advancing the user in a game content associated with the entertainment animation.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the user input comprises a tracking signal for tracking a user'"'"'s head, hands, and body.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a stereo cam-era for capturing stereo images of the user and a tracking unit for generating the tracking signal based on image processing of the stereo images.

16. The system as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a voice signal input unit.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the classification unit classifies the voice signal based on a word search and identifies a response based on the word search and a dialogue database.

18. The system as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a voice out-put unit for rendering the response.

19. The system as claimed in claim 18, further comprising an evaluation unit for evaluating a match between the non-binary user input signal and the auxiliary signal for advancing the user in a game content associated with the entertainment animation.

20. A method of rendering an entertainment animation, the method comprising:

receiving a non-binary user input signal;

generating an auxiliary signal;

classifying the non-binary user input signal with reference to the auxiliary signal; and

rendering the entertainment animation based on classification results from the classifying of the non-binary user input signal.

21. A method of rendering an entertainment animation, the method comprising:

receiving a non-binary user input signal;

classifying the non-binary user input signal based on a kinetic energy of the non-binary user input signal, an entropy of the non-binary user input signal, or both; and

rendering the entertainment animation based on classification results from the classifying of the non-binary user input.