System and method for editing interactive three-dimension multimedia, and online editing and exchanging architecture and method thereof

• US 8,966,402 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2011
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Taipei University Of Education
• Original Assignee: National Taipei University Of Education
• Inventors: Chen, Wei-Ming, Lu, Yu-Ling, Lien, Chi-Jui, Li, Chien-Ju
• Primary Examiner(s): NABI, REZA U
• Application Number:
  US13/221,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007669A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,274 Days
• Field of Search: 715/848
• US Class Current: 715/848
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/632 by branching, e.g. choosing one of several possible story developments at a given point in time
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A system and method are provided to edit interactive three-dimensional multimedia. A user interface of the system is provided with an event level template that includes event series levels with multiple event developing points. Through the user interface, multiple interactive events related to a first character of the event developing point are edited. Through a three-dimensional engine, interactive relevances are built up between interactive events and multiple materials inside one or more database. When the interactive three-dimensional multimedia with multiple materials is output, the interactive events corresponding to the event developing points are performed according to a user command. An online editing and exchanging method integrated with the system and method is also provided to share pre-edited templates on an exchange server; each of the pre-edited templates is extracted from an interactive three-dimensional multimedia pre-edited by the system and method.

Claims

1. A system for editing an interactive 3D multimedia, the interactive 3D multimedia having a plurality of interactive events, the system comprising:

a central processing unit (cpu);

a user interface, operable for a user to edit the interactive 3D multimedia;

an event editing module, providing at least an event level template with at least an event series level, the event series level having a plurality of event developing points for editing an interactive event of the plurality of interactive events

wherein each of the corresponding event developing points and the interactive events being related to at least a first character;

a 3D (three dimensional) graphic engine and a plurality of databases, through the 3D graphic engine, relevances between the interactive event and a plurality of selected materials stored in the databases being established; and

an event executing module, outputting the interactive 3D multimedia with the selected materials, and according to a user command, the interactive event corresponding to each of the event developing points being executed,

wherein any two adjacent ones of the event developing points of the event series level are aligned using an alignment rule,

wherein the alignment rule is associated with an AND logic gate and an OR logic gate.

2. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a scenario section editing module, the scenario section editing module displaying at least a set of scenario section information on the user interface, and selecting to edit a scenario section of the interactive 3D multimedia according to a user command from the user interface.

3. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a scene object editing module, the scene object editing module displaying at least a set of scene object information on the user interface, and select to edit a plurality of 3D scene object materials of the interactive 3D multimedia according to a user command from the user interface.

4. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a character editing module, the character editing module displaying at least a set of character setting information on the user interface, and select to edit a plurality of 3D character materials of the interactive 3D multimedia according to a user command from the user interface.

5. A method for editing an interactive 3D multimedia, the interactive 3D multimedia having a plurality of interactive events, the method comprising:

providing an user interface with at least an event level template displayed thereon, the event level template having at least an event series level, and the event series level comprising a plurality of event developing points corresponding to an interactive event of the plurality of interactive events;

editing a selected one of the event developing points through the user interface, the selected one of the event developing points being adapted to edit a corresponding one of the interactive events regarding a first character;

through a 3D graphic engine, establishing relevances between the interactive events and

a plurality of selected materials stored in a plurality of databases;

outputting the interactive 3D multimedia with the selected materials; and

according to a user command, executing the interactive events corresponding to the event developing points,

wherein any two adjacent ones of the event developing points of the event series level are aligned using an alignment rule,

wherein the alignment rule is associated with an AND logic gate and an OR logic gate.

6. The method according to claim 5 further comprising providing a semitransparent mask overlaying the user interface, and providing a scenario section materials selecting window overlaying the semitransparent mask.

7. The method according to claim 5 further comprising providing a plurality of 3D map materials on the user interface, and displaying text descriptions and an enlarged image corresponding to a selected one of the 3D map materials.

8. The method according to claim 5 further comprising providing a plurality of 3D scene object materials and/or a plurality of 3D character materials on the user interface, and displaying at least an image corresponding to the 3D scene object materials and/or the 3D character materials.

9. The method according to claim 5 further comprising displaying at least one 3D scene object material overlaying at least a 3D map material on the user interface.

10. The method according to claim 5, wherein the interactive event corresponding to the event developing point comprises at least an event activity, and at least an event activity setting column being provided on the user interface for editing the event activity.

11. The method according to claim 5, wherein the event level template comprises at least a blank one and/or at least a pre-edited one of the event developing points, the pre-edited one of the event developing points having pre-edited contents corresponding to the interactive event.

12. The method according to claim 5, wherein any two adjacent ones of the event developing points are aligned in a selective alignment or a sequent alignment.

13. The method according to claim 5, wherein the event developing points of the event series level in the event level template are aligned according to a specific developing logic.