Patents by Inventor Alexander Collin Baker

Alexander Collin Baker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of converting phoneme transcription data into lip sync animation data for 3D animation software
    Patent number: 11024071
    Abstract: Described is a system, method, and computer program product that substantially advances the art of animating Lip Sync in 3D computer animated characters by automatically producing data from a Phoneme Transcription of a dialog audio file, which data results in Lip Sync animation that is more realistic, smooth, and aesthetically pleasing than that produced by current Phoneme-Target Lip Sync systems. This Invention works by converting a Phoneme Transcription of a recorded dialog audio file into KeyFrame Data which dynamically controls 16 independent animation Parameters, each associated with a different part of the animated character's mouth, then algorithmically modifying that data such that it conforms to the previously unknown complex, subtle and context-specific relationships between audible phonemes and visible mouth movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ESPIRITU TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander Collin Baker
  • Method of Converting Phoneme Transcription Data Into Lip Sync Animation Data for 3D Animation Software
    Publication number: 20200211248
    Abstract: Described is a system, method, and computer program product that substantially advances the art of animating Lip Sync in 3D computer animated characters by automatically producing data from a Phoneme Transcription of a dialog audio file, which data results in Lip Sync animation that is more realistic, smooth, and aesthetically pleasing than that produced by current Phoneme-Target Lip Sync systems. This Invention works by converting a Phoneme Transcription of a recorded dialog audio file into KeyFrame Data which dynamically controls 16 independent animation Parameters, each associated with a different part of the animated character's mouth, then algorithmically modifying that data such that it conforms to the previously unknown complex, subtle and context-specific relationships between audible phonemes and visible mouth movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: ESPIRITU TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Alexander Collin Baker