William Alex Karweit

7307618, Dec 11, 2007

Nov 7, 2005

11/269135

Colin Boswell - Millbrae CA, US
William Alexander Karweit - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Ryan Olsen - San Mateo CA, US
Todd William Growney - San Francisco CA, US

Electronic Art, Inc. - Redwood City CA

G09G 5/08

345161, 345156, 345162

The present invention provides a system that increases a user's control over character animation. Time-dependent signals are accepted from a user input device. The input is processed in real-time such that the user's input can be used to directly control the animation of an animated character. For example, the animation of a three-dimensional rendered character swinging a golf club in a golf game can be changed in mid-swing according to the user's operation of an input device. In general the system accepts user continuous and real-time user input. The user is given improved control and visual feedback on the movement being animated. One embodiment of the invention includes an analog input module, a control state machine module and an animation state machine module. The analog input module is configured to receive user analog input (e. g. , from an analog joystick) related to animated character display and to normalize the user analog input to create a normalized user analog input.

20040036673, Feb 26, 2004

Aug 21, 2002

10/227184

Colin Boswell - Millbrae CA, US
William Karweit - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Olsen - San Mateo CA, US
Todd Growney - San Francisco CA, US

Electronic Arts Inc. - Redwood City CA

G09G005/00

345/156000

The present invention provides a system that increases a user's control over character animation. Time-dependent signals are accepted from a user input device. The input is processed in real-time such that the user's input can be used to directly control the animation of an animated character. For example, the animation of a three-dimensional rendered character swinging a golf club in a golf game can be changed in mid-swing according to the user's operation of an input device. In general the system accepts user continuous and real-time user input. The user is given improved control and visual feedback on the movement being animated. One embodiment of the invention includes an analog input module, a control state machine module and an animation state machine module. The analog input module is configured to receive user analog input (e.g., from an analog joystick) related to animated character display and to normalize the user analog input to create a normalized user analog input.

20070262998, Nov 15, 2007

May 7, 2007

11/745197

Colin Boswell - Millbrae CA, US
William Karweit - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Olsen - San Mateo CA, US
Todd Growney - San Francisco CA, US

Electronic Arts, Inc. - Redwood City CA

G06T 13/00

345473000

The present invention provides a system that increases a user's control over character animation. Time-dependent signals are accepted from a user input device. The input is processed in real-time such that the user's input can be used to directly control the animation of an animated character. For example, the animation of a three-dimensional rendered character swinging a golf club in a golf game can be changed in mid-swing according to the user's operation of an input device. In general the system accepts user continuous and real-time user input. The user is given improved control and visual feedback on the movement being animated. One embodiment of the invention includes an analog input module, a control state machine module and an animation state machine module. The analog input module is configured to receive user analog input (e.g., from an analog joystick) related to animated character display and to normalize the user analog input to create a normalized user analog input.