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专利名称：Method and apparatus for creating and
customizing avatars using genetic paradigm
发明人：Jeffrey J. Ventrella,William D.
Harvey,Benjamin M. Werther
申请号：US09577269申请日：20000524公开号：US06545682B1公开日：20030408
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摘要：A method and apparatus for creating an avatar are described. A number ofuser-modifiable genes are maintained in a local processing system, each of which
represents a different user-perceivable attribute of the avatar. An encoded
representation of the genes is then transmitted to a remote processing system over anetwork. The genes represent non-geometry parameters, which are used in both thelocal processing system and the remote processing system to generate geometry forrendering the avatar. One or more of the genes may represent a biomechanical,behavioral, and/or biometric attribute of the avatar. One or more of the genes may beadjusted by a user to allow the user to customize the avatar, which may be performedusing a graphical user interface designed for avatar customization. Adjusting one or moreof the genes may generate a variation of a previously-generated avatar and may be usedto control blending between two or more 3-D models or animation scripts. An avatar maybe generated by using a pseudorandom number generator to generate one or more ofthe genes. One or more of the genes may be associated with a personality trait of theavatar, such as alertness, shiftiness, curiosity, or tendency to daydream.
申请人：THERE, INC.
代理机构：Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
代理人：Jordan M. Becker
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