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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7940370 | Interactive zoetrope rotomation A 3D zoetrope that allows for storytelling and user interaction. The zoetrope includes an object support such as a disk that supports a plurality of objects. In one embodiment, the object support mechanism rotates the plurality of objects at a predetermined speed. T... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7372536 | Photostory 3—automated motion generation A system and/or a method facilitates creating an image-based video by automatically applying a motion to an image. A motion component can receive the image and generate a corresponding motion, which can mitigate complications involved with authoring the image-based ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7317826 | Identifying intrinsic pixel colors in a region of uncertain pixels A digital image that includes first and second regions is processed. An intrinsic color of a given pixel located in an area of interest that is adjacent to at least one of the first and second regions is estimated by extrapolating from colors of multiple pixels in o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281212 | Object selection using hit test tracks A method for labeling the pixels within a selected visual area of at least one image frame containing that visual area from a sequence of image frames stored in memory and operative to be displayed on an interactive display so that a user may subsequently select the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7236301 | Polarized light valve A projection system for making an object appear and disappear to an observer on cue. The system remotely activates a reflective axis and a transmissive axis within a polarized window for making an object on cue appear and disappear. In one aspect, this system contai... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6961700 | Method and apparatus for processing the output of a speech recognition engine Data processing apparatus for receiving recognition data from a speech recognition engine and its corresponding dictated audio data where the recognition data includes recognized words or characters. A display displays the recognized words or characters and the reco... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6822726 | Animation production apparatus In producing an animation by making a combination of basic motions of a moving body, an animation production apparatus acquires a type of each of the basic motions constituting a predetermined motion, acquires spatial data on an object, including the moving body, in... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6795159 | Mechanism for aligning lenticular material and image A device for holding a print with a multi-image and for holding viewing material. An alignment mechanism engages the viewing material for translational and rotational movement relative to the print to achieve correct alignment for a three dimensional effect. The ali... | 09/21/2004 |
| 5940167 | Process and apparatus for displaying an animated image A process for displaying an animated likeness of the face of a character, includes the steps of (a) providing a face screen having a three-dimensional representation of the face of the character; (b) making a projectable image of the face of the character... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938447 | Method and system for making an audio-visual work with a series of visual word symbols coordinated with oral word utterances and such audio-visual work An audio-visual work and method of its creation which work has writings placed on the pictures of the work so that as each word or other utterance is heard a writing to be associated with the hearing is coordinated with seeing by emphasis or otherwise of ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5923400 | Real-time film animation technique A technique for producing an animated film whose cartoon characters and their movements are impersonated by living actors. The scenes of the film are shot by a blue-screen matte cinemaphotography system adapted to exclude blue surfaces from the camera fil... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5880788 | Automated synchronization of video image sequences to new soundtracks The synchronization of an existing video to a new soundtrack is carried out through the phonetic analysis of the original soundtrack and the new soundtrack. Individual speech sounds, such as phones, are identified in the soundtrack for the original video ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5870170 | Method and apparatus for animating a sequence of objects A method of combining a series of inanimate three dimensional objects(2), a rotational surface (4), and a strobe light(8) in order to achieve the illusion of animation. In the present invention a plurality of objects(2) are demountably fixed, in cyclical ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5741136 | Audio-visual work with a series of visual word symbols coordinated with oral word utterances An audio-visual work and method of its creation which work has writings placed on the pictures of the work so that as each word or other utterance is heard a writing to be associated with the hearing is coordinated with seeing of the writing such that the... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5313522 | Apparatus for generating from an audio signal a moving visual lip image from which a speech content of the signal can be comprehended by a lipreader A device for facilitating comprehension by a hearing impaired person of a telephone conversation includes a cord coupling to a telephone line a circuit which can convert the received audio speech signal into a series of phonemes. The circuit also includes... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5218403 | Photo video copier apparatus An apparatus including a support bar linearly aligned with a platform mounted at a forward distal end of the support bar, with the support bar including a forward support plate arranged parallel to and spaced from a rear support plate extending downwardly... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5216540 | Manufacturing system for a polarizing picture A method of manufacturing a die for a picture carrier intended for creating the impression of a movement when the picture is projected or illuminated on at least certain parts of the picture or projection, by making use of a polarizer and/or an analyzer a... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5198902 | Apparatus and method for processing a video signal containing single frame animation material Apparatus for processing a video signal derived by single frame animation for subsequent merging with live action material, comprises a motion vector estimator (11) for deriving motion vectors in dependence on motion in the picture sequence represented by... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5177513 | Moving picture managing device and method of managing a moving picture In a moving picture managing device, representative pictures are selected beforehand from the individual cuts or scenes of a moving picture in which a scene and cuts are arranged in a tree structure, and then are stored in a magnetic disk as decoded high-... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5159362 | Dimensional transformation system and related method of creating visual effects A dimensional transformation apparatus and related method for creating visual effects for use in live and prerecorded entertainment. The system engages an elastic projection screen with a three-dimensional object that corresponds to visual effects to be p... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5153620 | Process for processing motion picture film to reduce strobing A method of creating motion picture film reduces strobing effect and increases resolution and density. Images are recorded on a first frame of the film from two frames viewed by the camera. These will be superimposed at equal exposure rates. Each frame of... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5083860 | Method for detecting change points in motion picture images There is provided a method for detecting change points between cuts from motion picture images including a plurality of consecutive images. First of all, in this method, motion picture images which are the subject of detection of change point between cuts... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5042941 | Process for producing animated films A process of producing animated films which permits greater rapidity in the filming, while at the same time reducing the cost. The process comprises the steps of: a) photographing a single time by a camera a black and white drawing of each of the componen... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5029997 | Stop-frame animation system An stop motion animation sequence of a tangible object is made by the steps of making a series of drawings representing three-dimensional object to be animated in various sequential positions; sequentially embodying the drawings on a projection medium suc... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4952051 | Method and apparatus for producing animated drawings and in-between drawings A method and system which enables an animator to make drawings and in-between drawings. Preceding and following tweens 74 and 75 are shown to the animator in such a way that they are distinguishable from each other and from the in-between drawing 73 on wh... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4913539 | Apparatus and method for lip-synching animation The disclosed invention takes advantage of the fact that the speech information and processing needed for successful animation lip-synching is actually much less than the information and processing which is needed for identifying individual words, as in t... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4893198 | Method and apparatus for performing high speed video animation An animation recording process is particularly adapted to videotape recorders of the type having a control panel display, multifunction soft keys, and are microprocessor controlled. Rapid recording of large pluralities of still images is effected using th... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4827532 | Cinematic works with altered facial displays The invention relates to a cinematic work and includes substituting for an original sound track of a motion picture a new sound track in a different language while at the same time correcting the lip movements of actors in the film to correspond to the ne... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4775352 | Talking doll with animated features An animated audio doll whose mouth can be driven by replaceable tape cartridges is provided. The doll has a head member with simulated eyes and mouth that can open and close. Uni-directional direct current motors are provided in the body of the doll and a... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4729536 | Anagraphic stand An anagraphic stand comprises a base frame, a camera support structure and a mobile stage. The stage is driven relative to the camera by octhogonally-mounted linear drive means attached to the base and by a gear-reduced rotary drive means. All of the driv... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4711543 | TV animation interactively controlled by the viewer An animation method supersedes the motion picture branching method by, first, enabling rapid and repeated switching of multiple tracks of different camera-originated animation of the same character during continuous action in a scene, and second, by enabl... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4695953 | TV animation interactively controlled by the viewer The motion picture branching method is superseded by an animation method which enables rapid and repeated switching of multiple tracks of different camera-originated animation of the same character during continuous action in a scene, and enables branchin... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695141 | Method for the production of a combined live-action and animation motion picture film The method comprises the production of a live-action film of subjects acting against a white background, making black-and-white subjects enlargements with grey gradation of useful film frames, drawing separate contour images from these enlargements, paint... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4666271 | Process and apparatus for the subtitling and/or the trick photography of cinematographic films using particularly a screen copier and a computer The present invention consists of registering, selecting and counting the N images of a cinematographic film (C1) to be subtitled; the composition of the said subtitles is composed by computer, then copied on a black and white film (NB1) of N images by me... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4600281 | Altering facial displays in cinematic works The invention relates to substituting for an original sound track of a motion picture a new sound track in a different language while at the same time correcting the lip movements of actors in the film to correspond to the new language. The method makes u... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4569577 | Photographic animation transfer process A photographic process is provided for transferring an animation sketch or the like from paper onto a transparent cell for use in making animated motion pictures and the like. The animation sketch on paper is photographed to produce a negative of the sket... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4537481 | Process and apparatus for creating traveling mattes A method and apparatus for creating traveling mattes in which a first image is photographed and then sensed. The first image is then electronically processed followed by the steps of photographing on the same film a successive image and simultaneously tra... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4346403 | Process and device for producing animated cartoons An animated cartoon production process is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: photographing a plurality of drawings one by one using a TV camera; causing the photographed drawings to be stored one by one in an image storage device; and reproduci... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4333715 | Moving picture apparatus Apparatus for creating the effect of pictures moving in two and three dimensions including a display structure, a number of image producers, and a scanning controller. The display structure contains elements upon which to place the image producers, which ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4331396 | Camera providing aperture masking and ground glass reticle masking A camera for taking a plurality of exposures upon a continuous length of film includes a film transport/registration sprocket mounted directly to the shaft of a first stepper motor for incremental rotation thereby. The film transport/registration sprocket... | 05/25/1982 |
