Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing flash-based avatars
- Patent Title (中): 用于提供基于闪光灯的化身的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11047182Application Date: 2005-01-31
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Publication No.: US07707520B2Publication Date: 2010-04-27
- Inventor: Ashish Ashtekar , Hanjoo Lim , Chintamani Patwardhan , Henri Torgemane
- Applicant: Ashish Ashtekar , Hanjoo Lim , Chintamani Patwardhan , Henri Torgemane
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F15/00
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for providing flash based online identities is disclosed. For example, the present invention applies a multimedia animation component such as a Flash component in the present avatars architecture. In one embodiment, each avatar is represented using a plurality of layers, where each layer employs at least two objects. Using two objects for each layer allows the present invention to minimize flicking when the avatar is animated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050248574A1 Method and apparatus for providing flash-based avatars Public/Granted day:2005-11-10
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