Conversion of 2D diagrams to 3D rich immersive content

• US 10,198,843 B1
• Filed: 07/17/2018
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Short, Matthew Thomas, Dooley, Robert, Cheng, Grace T., Webb, Sunny, Hamilton, Mary Elizabeth
• Primary Examiner(s): Merouan, Abderrahim
• Application Number:
  US16/037,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20190026931A1
• Time in Patent Office: 203 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/24 Classification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/20 3D [Three Dimensional] animation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/42 of sport video content

Abstract

Implementations are directed to methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) animation by receiving a user input defining a two-dimensional (2D) representation of a plurality of elements, processing, by the one or more processors, the 2D representation to classify the plurality of elements in symbolic elements and action elements, generating, by the one or more processors, based on the symbolic elements, the action elements, and a set of rules a 3D animation corresponding to the 2D representation, and transmitting, by the one or more processors, the 3D animation to an extended reality device for display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) animation, the method being executed by one or more processors and comprising:

receiving a user input defining a two-dimensional (2D) representation of a plurality of elements;

processing, by the one or more processors, the 2D representation to classify each of the plurality of elements as one of a (i) symbolic element for which a visual representation is to be generated in the 3D animation, or (ii) an action element that represents a trajectory of a corresponding visual representation that is to be animated in the 3D animation, and for which no visual representation is to be generated in the 3D animation;

generating, by the one or more processors, based on the symbolic elements, the action elements, and a set of rules, a 3D animation corresponding to the 2D representation, wherein the 3D animation includes one or more visual representations corresponding to one or more of the symbolic elements, animated according to a corresponding trajectory represented by one or more of the action elements, and does not include a visual representation corresponding to the one or more of the action elements themselves; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the 3D animation to an extended reality device for display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an identity of each of the symbolic elements.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising retrieving characteristics for each of the symbolic elements based on the identity of each of the symbolic elements.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the action elements comprises a vector for a corresponding one of the plurality of elements indicating a direction and a speed of displacement of the corresponding one of the plurality of elements.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of rules comprises spatial limitations associated to displacements of the symbolic elements.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the 2D representation based on a second user input modifying of at least one of plurality of elements within the 3D animation.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising generating a perspective of the 3D animation associated to one of the symbolic elements based on a second user associated with the extended reality device.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) animation, the operations comprising:

receiving a user input defining a two-dimensional (2D) representation of a plurality of elements;

processing, by the one or more processors, the 2D representation to classify each of the plurality of elements as one of a (i) symbolic element for which a visual representation is to be generated in the 3D animation, or (ii) an action element that represents a trajectory of a corresponding visual representation that is to be animated in the 3D animation, and for which no visual representation is to be generated in the 3D animation;

generating, by the one or more processors, based on the symbolic elements, the action elements, and a set of rules, a 3D animation corresponding to the 2D representation, wherein the 3D animation includes one or more visual representations corresponding to one or more of the symbolic elements, animated according to a corresponding trajectory represented by one or more of the action elements, and does not include a visual representation corresponding to the one or more of the action elements themselves; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the 3D animation to an extended reality device for display.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 8, further comprising determining an identity of each of the symbolic elements.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 9, further comprising retrieving characteristics for each of the symbolic elements based on the identity of each of the symbolic elements.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein each of the action elements comprises a vector for a corresponding one of the plurality of elements indicating a direction and a speed of displacement of the corresponding one of the plurality of elements.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein the set of rules comprises spatial limitations associated to displacements of the symbolic elements.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 8, further comprising updating the 2D representation based on a second user input modifying of at least one of plurality of elements within the 3D animation.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 13, further comprising generating a perspective of the 3D animation associated to one of the symbolic elements based on a second user associated with the extended reality device.

15. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable storage device coupled to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) animation, the operations comprising;

receiving a user input defining a two-dimensional (2D) representation of a plurality of elements;

processing, by the one or more processors, the 2D representation to classify each of the plurality of elements as one of a (i) symbolic element for which a visual representation is to be generated in the 3D animation, or (ii) an action element that represents a trajectory of a corresponding visual representation that is to be animated in the 3D animation, and for which no visual representation is to be generated in the 3D animation;

generating, by the one or more processors, based on the symbolic elements, the action elements, and a set of rules, a 3D animation corresponding to the 2D representation, wherein the 3D animation includes one or more visual representations corresponding to one or more of the symbolic elements, animated according to a corresponding trajectory represented by one or more of the action elements, and does not include a visual representation corresponding to the one or more of the action elements themselves; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the 3D animation to an extended reality device for display.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising determining an identity of each of the symbolic elements.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising retrieving characteristics for each of the symbolic elements based on the identity of each of the symbolic elements.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein each of the action elements comprises a vector for a corresponding one of the plurality of elements indicating a direction and a speed of displacement of the corresponding one of the plurality of elements.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the set of rules comprises spatial limitations associated to displacements of the symbolic elements.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising updating the 2D representation based on a second user input modifying of at least one of plurality of elements within the 3D animation.