Patent ID: 7508393
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: G06T,G10L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system of one or more electronic portraits for presenting preprogrammed animations including facial expression and voice, comprising: one or more artificially animated figure busts, disposed on said portraits, a communications channel, and a scripting platform; each of said artificially animated figure busts having a three dimensional replica of a face; each of said replicas of a face having one or more moveable facial features; each of said artificially animated figure busts having mechanical means for moving said facial features and motive means for actuating said mechanical means; said motive means being operably connected to said mechanical means and said mechanical means being operably connected to said facial features; each of said artificially animated figure busts having sound reproducing means; each of said artificially animated figure busts having first data processing means for receiving and processing command signals, to receive, store, retrieve, and perform said preprogrammed animations; said first data processing means having a plurality of output channels operably connected to said motive means and said sound reproducing means; each of said artificially animated figure busts having means for energizing said motive means, said sound reproducing means and said first data processing means; said scripting platform having second data processing means; said second data processing means having means for preparing, editing, and storing, said preprogrammed animations; said second data processing means having means for marking said stored animations with a unique label for each of said animations and with a unique address for each of said figure busts; said second data processing means having means for preparing and storing parameters, next animation pointers, animation duration data, and animation lists with addresses, for orchestrating performance of said preprogrammed animations; said scripting platform being electronically linked to each of said artificially animated figure busts by said communications channel; a one of said figure busts having a command package; said command package being electronically linked to each of said artificially animated figure busts; said command package having means for determining an initiation event and for issuing one or more of said command signals to said figure busts for retrieving and performing said animations.