Patents by Inventor Jo Hutton

Jo Hutton 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).

  • Publication number: 20230410399
    Abstract: Skeletal Animation is improved using an Actuation System for animating a Virtual Character or Digital Entity including a plurality of Joints associated with a Skeleton of the Virtual Character or Digital Entity and at least one Actuation Unit Descriptor defining a Skeletal Pose with respect to a first Skeletal Pose. The Actuation Unit Descriptors are represented using Rotation Parameters and one or more of the Joints of the Skeleton are driven using corresponding Actuation Unit Descriptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Sagar, Jo Hutton, Tim Wu, Tiago Ribeiro, Pavel Sumetc
  • Publication number: 20230377238
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to the autonomous animation of Gestures by the automatic application of animations to Input Text—or the automatic application of animation Mark-up wherein the Mark-up triggers nonverbal communication expressions or Gestures. In order for an Embodied Agent's movements to come across as natural and human-like as possible, a Text-To-Gesture Algorithm (TTG Algorithm) analyses Input Text of a Communicative Utterance before it is uttered by a Embodied Agent, and marks it up with appropriate and meaningful Gestures given the meaning, context, and emotional content of Input Text and the gesturing style or personality of the Embodied Agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jo Hutton, Mark Sagar, Amy Wang, Hannah Clark-Younger, Kirstin Marcon, Paige Skinner, Shane Blakett, Teah Rota, Tim Szu-Hsien Wu, Utkarsh Saxena, Xueyuan Zhang, Hazel Watson-Smith, Travers Biddle, Emma Perry