Patent ID: 6404435
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for use in producing three-dimensional video animation of alphanumeric characters, comprising the steps of:interactively receiving data indicating an alphanumeric character; receiving data defining a three-dimensional model of the indicated alphanumeric character, a sequence of temporally related images, and properties defining three-dimensional attributes of the indicated alphanumeric character over the sequence of temporally related images; receiving data indicative of a selection of a user defining an image of the sequence of temporally related images and interactively rendering the indicated alphanumeric character on a display in the image of the sequence of temporally related images according to the received three-dimensional model and the received properties associated with the image of the sequence of temporally related images; and rendering the indicated alphanumeric character according to the received properties on a display over the sequence of temporally related images.