Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Animation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-13
2008-05-13
Chauhan, Ulka (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Animation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07372463
ABSTRACT:
A method and a system for computer graphics animation is disclosed. The present invention provides a novel client-server architecture for scalable computer animation particularly adapted to computer animation. The animation tasks are identified as those that scale well and those that do not, and scalable animation tasks are sent to servers while non-scalable tasks are sent to the client. For computing animation tasks at the servers, the present invention provides a novel, intelligent parallel processing distribution engine that distributes the scalable animation tasks among several servers highly efficiently. Furthermore, the present invention provides intelligent animation engine at the scalable animation servers, incorporating intelligent animation algorithms, including AI methodologies such as neural net, genetic algorithm, and optical flow analysis. Scalable client-server animation incorporating AI methodologies is novel.
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Anand Paul Vivek
Chauhan Ulka
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Repko Jason M
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