Title:
GRAPHIC SCENE ANIMATION SIGNAL, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999003281
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The invention concerns a graphic scene animation data signal, designed for means constructing images capable of being displayed on at least one screen, said graphic scene having probably been loaded in said means constructing images, in the form of a set of objects, some of said objects at least having its own particular identifier, said signal comprising: a single animation mask, delivered as preamble to said animation, and assigning at least one of said objects to an elementary mask comprising: said object identifier, as defined in said graphic scene to be animated; and the designation of at least one dynamic characterisation field of said object, representing a characteristic of said object capable of being modified; animation frames, comprising, according to the order defined by said mask, data updating said object dynamic characterisation fields, so as to modify them, said constructing means decoding said animation mask data, and initialising the animation on the basis thereof, and updating the scene on the basis of said animation fields.
Inventors:
SIGNES JULIEN (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR1998/001523
Publication Date:
April 22, 1999
Filing Date:
July 10, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FRANCE TELECOM (FR)
TELEDIFFUSION FSE (FR)
SIGNES JULIEN (FR)
TELEDIFFUSION FSE (FR)
SIGNES JULIEN (FR)
International Classes:
G06T13/00; H04N7/24; H04N19/20; H04N19/61; H04N21/234; H04N21/44; (IPC1-7): H04N7/26; H04N7/50
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