Data processing: structural design – modeling – simulation – and em – Modeling by mathematical expression
Reexamination Certificate
2004-03-24
2009-08-11
Rodriguez, Paul L (Department: 2123)
Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and em
Modeling by mathematical expression
C345S473000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07574332
ABSTRACT:
A hierarchical behavioral framework is used to generate and control autonomous and semi-autonomous behavior in an articulate object. A behavioral controller is arranged to receive input associated with a behavioral action, to infer a plurality of behavioral parameter values using the framework, and to generate equivalent behavior in the articulate object using the parameter values when loaded in the behavioral controller to generate output corresponding to the equivalent behavior. The equivalent behavior may reproduce the inputted behavioral action, and/or include one or more other behavioral actions, which may be performed simultaneously or as part of a sequence of actions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5880731 (1999-03-01), Liles et al.
patent: 5884029 (1999-03-01), Brush, II et al.
patent: 5982853 (1999-11-01), Liebermann
patent: 6212502 (2001-04-01), Ball et al.
patent: 6292198 (2001-09-01), Matsuda et al.
patent: 6522333 (2003-02-01), Hatlelid et al.
patent: 6560511 (2003-05-01), Yokoo et al.
patent: 7061493 (2006-06-01), Cook et al.
patent: 7089083 (2006-08-01), Yokoo et al.
patent: 2003/0137515 (2003-07-01), Cederwall et al.
patent: 2003/0191560 (2003-10-01), Yokoo et al.
patent: 2006/0184355 (2006-08-01), Ballin et al.
patent: 0978790 (2000-02-01), None
patent: 0992927 (2000-04-01), None
patent: 1 255 203 (2002-11-01), None
patent: 1255203 (2002-11-01), None
patent: 11-143849 (1999-05-01), None
patent: 2000-353037 (2000-12-01), None
patent: 00/66239 (2000-11-01), None
patent: WO 01/27879 (2001-04-01), None
Sato et al, Autonomous Behavior Control of Virtual Actors Based on the AIR Model, Computer Animation '97 Geneva, Switzerland, Jun. 5-6, 1997, pp. 113-118.
International Search Report dated Sep. 27, 2004.
International Search Report dated Sep. 27, 2004.
European Office Action in Appln. 04 723 252.2 dated Mar. 20, 2006.
European Office Action in Appln. 04 722 892.9 dated Mar. 14, 2006.
International Preliminary Report on Patentability and Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority dated Oct. 1, 2005 (counterpart of U.S. Appl. No. 10/549,750).
International Preliminary Report on Patentability and Written Opinion f the International Searching Authority dated Oct. 1, 2004 (counterpart of U.S. Appl. No. 10/550,205).
Chinese Office Actions in a counterpart application issued on Apr. 16, 2007, and Oct. 26, 2007.
Benford, et al., “Embodiments, Avatars, Clones and Agents for Multi-User, Multi-Sensory Virtual Worlds,” Multimedia Systems, vol. 5, pp. 93-104 (1997).
Bailin, et al., “Personal Virtual Humans: Inhabiting the Talk Zone and Beyond,” BT Technology Journal, vol. 20, No. 1, Kluwer (ed.) (Jan. 2002).
Del Bimbo, et al., “Specification by Example of Virtual Agents Behavior,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 1, No. 4 (Dec. 1999).
Slater, et al., “Body Centred Interaction in Immersive Virtual Environments,” Artificial Life and Virtual Reality, N. Magnenat-Thalmann, et al. (eds.), pp. 125-148, John Wiley and Son (1994).
Thórisson, “Layered Modular Action Control for Communicative Humanoids,” Computer Animation, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 134-143 (Jun. 5-6, 1997).
Ball, et al., “Emotion and Personality in a Conversational Agent,” Embodied Conversational Agents, Cassell, etal. (eds.), the MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (2009).
Scerri, et al., “End User Specification of RoboCup Teams,” RoboCup-99: Robot Soccer World Cup III, Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) (2000).
Hsu, et al., “Direct Manipulation of Free-Form Deformations” (1992).
Blumberg, et al., “Multi-Level Direction of Autonomous Creatures for Real-Time Virtual Environments,” pp. 47-54, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA (1995).
Perlin, et al., “Improv: A System of Scripting Interactive Actors in Virtual Worlds” (1996).
Tu, etal., “Artificial Fishes: Physics, Locomotion, Perception, Behavior” (1994).
Cassell, et al., “Embodiment in Conversational Interfaces: Rea,” MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA (1999).
Ball, et al., “Modeling the Emotional State of Computer Users,” submitted to Workshop in Attitude, Personality and Emotion in User-Adapted Interaction (1999).
Abrilian, et al., “Specifying Cooperation between Modalities in Lifelike Animated Agents” (2002).
Gain, “Enhancing Spatial Deformation for Virtual Sculpting,” a dissertation submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, St. John's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA (Jun. 2000).
International Search Report dated Jul. 9, 2004, in PCT/GB2004/001276.
EP office action dated Mar. 20, 2006, in EP 04 723 252.5.
EP office action dated Mar. 14, 2006, in EP 04 722 892.9.
International Preliminary Report on Patentability and Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority dated Oct. 1, 2005 (counterpart of USSN 10/549,750).
International Preliminary Report on Patentability and Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority dated Oct. 1, 2004 (counterpart of USSN 10/550,205).
International Search Report dated Sep. 27, 2004, in PCT/GB2004/001301.
Office Action dated Apr. 14, 2009, in U.S. Appl. No. 10/549,750.
Office Action mailed Apr. 7, 2009 in JP 2006-506025 with English translation.
Office Action mailed Feb. 24, 2009 in JP 2006-506015 with English translation.
H. Ushida et al., “Technology of interface close to the real world - machines having hearts,” Information Processing, vol. 41, No. 2, Feb. 15, 2000, pp. 127-136, Japan: Information Processing Society of Japan, with partial English translation.
N. Tosa et al., “Creating an imaginary world with autonomous virtual actors that responds to emotions,” Japan Virtual Reality Society Collection, vol. 2, No. 1, Mar. 31, 1997, pp. 11-18, Japan: Japan Virtual Reality Society, with partial English translation.
Ballin Daniel
Gillies Marco
British Telecommunications plc
Kim Eunhee
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
Rodriguez Paul L
LandOfFree
Apparatus and method for generating behaviour in an object does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Apparatus and method for generating behaviour in an object, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus and method for generating behaviour in an object will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4110492