View source for 20240054712. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-APPLICATION AUTHORING, TRANSFER, AND EVALUATION OF RIGGING CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTERS simplified abstract (Magic Leap, Inc.)

=SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-APPLICATION AUTHORING, TRANSFER, AND EVALUATION OF RIGGING CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTERS=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:Magic Leap, Inc.|Magic Leap, Inc.]]


[[Category:Magic Leap, Inc.]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Geoffrey Wedig of Torrance CA (US)|Geoffrey Wedig of Torrance CA (US)]][[Category:Geoffrey Wedig of Torrance CA (US)]]

[[:Category:James Jonathan Bancroft of Culver City CA (US)|James Jonathan Bancroft of Culver City CA (US)]][[Category:James Jonathan Bancroft of Culver City CA (US)]]

==SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-APPLICATION AUTHORING, TRANSFER, AND EVALUATION OF RIGGING CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTERS - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240054712 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-APPLICATION AUTHORING, TRANSFER, AND EVALUATION OF RIGGING CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTERS

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract of the patent application describes various examples of cross-application systems and methods for authoring, transferring, and evaluating rigging control systems for virtual characters. 

* Creating a rigging control system description in a first application
* Writing the rigging control system description to a data file
* Initiating transfer of the data file to a second application
* The rigging control system description may be defined according to a different second rigging control protocol
* The rigging control system description may specify a rigging control input and rules for operating on the input to produce a rigging control output

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### Potential Applications
* Animation software development
* Virtual reality content creation
* Video game design

### Problems Solved
* Streamlining the process of transferring rigging control systems between applications
* Enhancing collaboration between different software platforms
* Improving efficiency in rigging control system development

### Benefits
* Increased flexibility in rigging control system creation
* Facilitates interoperability between different software tools
* Accelerates the development of virtual characters and animations


==Original Abstract Submitted==

various examples of cross-application systems and methods for authoring, transferring, and evaluating rigging control systems for virtual characters are disclosed. embodiments of a method include the steps or processes of creating, in a first application which implements a first rigging control protocol, a rigging control system description; writing the rigging control system description to a data file; and initiating transfer of the data file to a second application. in such embodiments, the rigging control system description may be defined according to a different second rigging control protocol. the rigging control system description may specify a rigging control input, such as a lower-order rigging element (e.g., a core skeleton for a virtual character), and at least one rule for operating on the rigging control input to produce a rigging control output, such as a higher-order skeleton or other higher-order rigging element.



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