Patents Assigned to Animation Science
  • Method for allowing a particle to follow a path
    Patent number: 6014151
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for allowing a particle to follow a path. A one dimensional path having an attraction force which affects particles is embodied in N-dimensional space, such as two dimensional or three dimensional space. The attraction force is then applied to the particle in the direction of the path, where the magnitude of the force corresponds to the distance between the particle and the path. The attraction force may optionally be applied for only a percentage of the path length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Animation Science
    Inventors: Eyal Cohen, Olivier Maury, Eric Tabellion