Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable collaborative creation, transmission, sharing, non-linear exploration, and modification of animated video messages. One embodiment includes a video camera, a processor, a network interface, and storage containing an animated message application, and a 3D character model. In addition, the animated message application configures the processor to: capture a video sequence using the video camera; detect a human face within a sequence of video frames; track changes in human facial expression of a human face detected within a sequence of video frames; map tracked changes in human facial expression to motion data, where the motion data is generated to animate the 3D character model; apply motion data to animate the 3D character model; render an animation of the 3D character model into a file as encoded video; and transmit the encoded video to a remote device via the network interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable collaborative creation, transmission, sharing, non-linear exploration, and modification of animated video messages. One embodiment includes a video camera, a processor, a network interface, and storage containing an animated message application, and a 3D character model. In addition, the animated message application configures the processor to: capture a video sequence using the video camera; detect a human face within a sequence of video frames; track changes in human facial expression of a human face detected within a sequence of video frames; map tracked changes in human facial expression to motion data, where the motion data is generated to animate the 3D character model; apply motion data to animate the 3D character model; render an animation of the 3D character model into a file as encoded video; and transmit the encoded video to a remote device via the network interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable collaborative creation, transmission, sharing, non-linear exploration, and modification of animated video messages. One embodiment includes a video camera, a processor, a network interface, and storage containing an animated message application, and a 3D character model. In addition, the animated message application configures the processor to: capture a video sequence using the video camera; detect a human face within a sequence of video frames; track changes in human facial expression of a human face detected within a sequence of video frames; map tracked changes in human facial expression to motion data, where the motion data is generated to animate the 3D character model; apply motion data to animate the 3D character model; render an animation of the 3D character model into a file as encoded video; and transmit the encoded video to a remote device via the network interface.

Abstract: Example methods, systems and computer readable media are directed to one or more functionalities that dynamically resolve one or more messages. A functionality identifies content in the message that is required for one or more operations performed by the functionality. By performing such operations, the functionality creates modified message data based on the identified content. An identifier for the modified message data is embedded in the message. The modified message data is stored in relation to an object on a server. By using the embedded identifier, the modified message data can be retrieved by a client application associated with a message recipient. The modified message data can be applied to a received message to update the message.

Abstract: The invention provides a holographic display device that registers an individual through their mobile device to allow that individual user to control and interact with a holographic display presented by the device. The holographic display device is operable to receive from a mobile device information identifying a user of the mobile device. The display device can register a user of the mobile device as a present user of the holographic device, receive an input from the registered user, and present a holographic display that includes content governed by the input.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to holographic posters and computer controlled systems for communicating information. The invention provides a computer-based holographic poster device that displays holographic images and videos for interacting with interested users via, for example, their motions and gestures or their personal devices such as smartphones. A holographic poster device has a body such as a pedestal supporting a display area (e.g., a few feet above the floor) and is operable to make a holographic image appear in the display area.

Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing limited edition digital artwork in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable collaborative creation, transmission, sharing, non-linear exploration, and modification of animated video messages. One embodiment includes a video camera, a processor, a network interface, and storage containing an animated message application, and a 3D character model. In addition, the animated message application configures the processor to: capture a video sequence using the video camera; detect a human face within a sequence of video frames; track changes in human facial expression of a human face detected within a sequence of video frames; map tracked changes in human facial expression to motion data, where the motion data is generated to animate the 3D character model; apply motion data to animate the 3D character model; render an animation of the 3D character model into a file as encoded video; and transmit the encoded video to a remote device via the network interface.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus which enables the tagging of multimedia content with the physical and emotional states of authors and users thereby making it searchable by emotion or physical state.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus which enables the tagging of multimedia content with the physical and emotional states of authors and users thereby making it searchable by emotion or physical state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing a debugging interface, comprising: executing the program comprising a plurality of program objects; searching the plurality of program objects for at least one criterion of incoherence wherein ones of the plurality of program objects that meet at least one of the at least one criterion are identified as target program objects; searching the plurality of program objects for program objects upon which at least one target program object is dependent, wherein ones of the plurality of program objects upon which at least one target program object is dependent are identified as suspect program objects; and indicating at least one target program object and at least one suspect program object from the plurality of program objects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of of controlling an execution of an object-oriented computer program comprising a plurality of programming objects, comprising: detecting at least one data transmission between two of the plurality of programming objects; identifying at least one of said at least one data transmission as an invalid data transmission; and executing at least two of the plurality of programming objects according to the detecting and the identifying, wherein the invalid data transmission is not performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of displaying a document in a graphical user interface wherein a redundancy of information comprised within overlapping views of the document is exploited to reduce a number of panes displayed. The present invention also provides a method of displaying a document in a graphical user interface wherein users operating in a view of the document are provided with an automatic generation and positioning of views of the document comprising complementary information. The present invention also provides a method of generating a representation of at least two parts of a document on a scroll bar whereby a relative positioning of the at least two parts is clearly indicated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating a graphical representation of a program on a display device comprising detecting hierarchical rankings of programming objects; displaying nodes representing the programming objects according to a hierarchical structure and the hierarchical rankings; detecting at least one transmission of data between a first and a second of the programming objects; and displaying on the display device a link associated to nodes representing the first and the second programming object, wherein the link represents the at least one transmission of data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for selecting actions in an environment, comprising: a first store comprising a plurality of proposed series of actions; an environment interface providing at least one action to an environment and detecting at least one state value from the environment resulting, at least in part, from the action provided; an evaluation module calculating a global desirability value for an unvalued series of actions of the plurality according to the state value and storing the desirability value in the store; and a selection module for selecting one of the plurality according to the desirability value, and providing at least a first action of the selected series to the environment interface.