USER-GENERATED RECORDINGS OF SKELETAL ANIMATIONS

• US 20140274392A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Beran, Erik
• Granted Patent: US 10,245,505 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• 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 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/50 Controlling the output signals based on the game progress
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/63 by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1093 using visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6009 for importing or creating game content, e.g. authoring tools during game development, adapting content to different platforms, use of a scripting language to create content
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6607 for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/695 Imported photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings

Abstract

User-generated recordings of skeletal animations are provided. Information is stored in a memory regarding a plurality of animated movements in memory. Each animated movement may be mapped to one or more skeletal-based body parts of a game character. A recording of a plurality of user movements may be captured over a period of time. One or more body parts of the user may be identified for each captured user movement. It may then be determined which skeletal-based body parts correspond to the identified body parts of the user. A custom animation may be generated that comprises a plurality of animated movements in which the determined skeletal-based body parts are mapped to the associated animated movement. The custom animation may be stored in memory and played during play of a game as designated by the user.

Claims

1. A method for user-generated recordings of skeletal animations, the method comprising:

storing information regarding a plurality of animated movements in memory, wherein each animated movement is mapped to one or more skeletal-based body parts of a game character;

capturing a recording of a plurality of user movements over a period of time;

executing instruction stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;

identifies one or more body parts of the user for each captured user movement,

determines which skeletal-based body parts correspond to the identified body parts of the user, and

generate a custom animation comprising a plurality of animated movements, wherein the determined skeletal-based body parts are mapped to the associated animated movement;

storing the custom animation in memory, wherein the custom animation is played during play of a game as designated by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least part of the recording is captured by a camera.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least part of the recording is captured by a controller.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified body parts of the user include a head of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified body parts of the user include a torso of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user designation includes designating a type of in-game event as a trigger for automatic play of the custom animation.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that a captured user movement is associated with a movement of another body part of the user, wherein the other body part of the user is not part of the captured user movement, and wherein generating the custom animation further includes incorporating one or more animated movements mapped to the other body part of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving at least one other custom animations and combining the custom animation with the other custom animation into a new composite animation.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a plurality of templates for custom animations and generating the custom animation in accordance with one of the templates as designated by the user.

10. A system for user-generated recordings of skeletal animations, the system comprising:

memory for storing information regarding a plurality of animated movements, wherein each animated movement is mapped to one or more skeletal-based body parts of a game character;

a motion capture device for capturing a recording of a plurality of user movements over a period of time;

a processor for executing instruction stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions;

identifies one or more body parts of the user for each captured user movement,

determines which skeletal-based body parts correspond to the identified body parts of the user, and

generate a custom animation comprising a plurality of animated movements, wherein the determined skeletal-based body parts are mapped to the associated animated movement; and

wherein the memory further stores the custom animation, wherein the custom animation is played during play of a game as designated by the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the motion capture device includes a camera.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the motion capture device includes a controller that detects motion.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the identified body parts of the user include a head of the user.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the identified body parts of the user include a torso of the user.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the memory further stores the user designation and wherein the user designation includes designating a type of in-game event as a trigger for automatic play of the custom animation.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein further execution of instructions by the processor determines that a captured user movement is associated with a movement of another body part of the user, wherein the other body part of the user is not part of the captured user movement, and wherein generating the custom animation further includes incorporating one or more animated movements mapped to the other body part of the user.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein another custom animations is generated and wherein further execution of instructions by the processor combines the custom animation with the other custom animation into a new composite animation.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the memory further stores a plurality of templates for custom animations and wherein the custom animation is generated in accordance with one of the templates as designated by the user.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for detecting and preventing false positives in a handheld controller, the method comprising:

storing information regarding a plurality of animated movements, wherein each animated movement is mapped to one or more skeletal-based body parts of a game character;

capturing a recording of a plurality of user movements over a period of time;

identifying one or more body parts of the user for each captured user movement;

determining which skeletal-based body parts correspond to the identified body parts of the user; and

generating a custom animation comprising a plurality of animated movements, wherein the determined skeletal-based body parts are mapped to the associated animated movement;

storing the custom animation, wherein the custom animation is played during play of a game as designated by the user.