ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,549, issued on March 18, was assigned to AMGI ANIMATION LLC (Burbank, Calif.).
"System to convert expression input into a complex full body animation, in real time or from recordings, analyzed over time" was invented by Colin Brady (La Cresenta, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system to turn ordinary expression input into a complex full body animation using a recording device, a computer platform with one or more than one processor executing instructions to select an animated character for a user to use in the animation, record the user's facial movements, body movements, or both facial and body movements, transfer the real-...