KR101979754B1 - Method, system and computer-readable recording medium for authoring animation - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for authoring an animation, the method comprising: providing a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by a character included in the animation; Determining a direction in which the character is heading or a direction in which the at least one motion is performed when the character performs the at least one motion in the animation with reference to the direction of the motion window / RTI >

Description

[0001] METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR AUTHORING ANIMATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a method, system and computer-readable recording medium for authoring animations.

3D animation often appears in movies and TV. In order to author such a 3D animation, a 3D animation animation tool is used. However, the conventional 3D animation animation animation tool is complicated and difficult to use It is common to use only by skilled professionals.

In recent years, due to the development of the Internet and multimedia, there has been an increase in the number of general users who want to use and author directly beyond viewing 3D animation.

Therefore, there is a growing expectation for the development of an animation authoring tool that non-specialists can easily author 3D animations, and can precisely control the path and motion of objects in animations.

Accordingly, the present inventors propose a technique for easily controlling the interaction between a direction in which a character makes a motion using a motion window and a motion performed by each of two or more characters.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

In addition, the present invention provides a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by a character included in an animation, and refers to a direction of a motion window that can be rotated by a first user operation, Another object of the present invention is to allow the user to easily control the direction of the character when the character in the animation performs the motion by determining the direction to which the character is directed when performing at least one motion.

Further, according to the present invention, when the motion window includes two or more characters as the size of the motion window is adjusted by the second user operation, the interaction between the motions performed by the two or more characters is determined, Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily control the interaction between the motions performed by each of the two or more characters.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for authoring an animation, the method comprising: providing a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by a character included in the animation; Determining a direction in which the character is heading or a direction in which the at least one motion is performed when the character performs the at least one motion in the animation with reference to the direction of the motion window / RTI >

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for authoring an animation, comprising: a motion window manager for providing a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by a character included in an animation; And a motion attribute management unit for determining a direction in which the character is or a direction in which the at least one motion is performed when the character performs the at least one motion with reference to the direction of the motion window that can be rotated / RTI >

In addition, there is provided another method, system, and computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program for carrying out the method for implementing the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an animation authoring tool capable of easily controlling the interaction between a direction in which a character who performs a predetermined motion is directed by a non-specialist in a three-dimensional animation or a motion of each of two or more characters do.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible for the user to perform a simple touch operation (e.g., tap, hold, drag, pinch, etc.), mouse operation, It is possible to allow a general user to author a high quality animation using a mobile device such as his own smart phone or tablet.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an animation authoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2 to 5 are views illustrating a configuration in which a user can control a direction of a character using a motion window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a relationship between motions of two or more characters defined by a motion map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

Composition of Animation Authoring System

Hereinafter, the internal structure of the animation authoring system, which performs important functions for the implementation of the present invention, and the functions of the respective elements will be described.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer system having memory means such as a personal computer (e.g., a desktop computer, a notebook computer, etc.), a server, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, a smart phone, Any device having a processor and an arithmetic capability can be adopted as the animation authoring system of the present invention. In particular, the animation authoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a motion that can receive a motion operation from a user using a touch screen, an infrared sensor, or an acceleration sensor capable of receiving a touch operation from a user, Input means, and the like, and may include display means capable of displaying an animation including a motion sequence of the character.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an animation authoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an animation authoring system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a motion line management unit 110, a motion sequence management unit 120, a motion window management unit 130, a motion attribute management unit 140, An interaction management unit 150, an animation management unit 160, a communication unit 170, and a control unit 180. The motion sequence management unit 120, the motion window management unit 130, the motion attribute management unit 140, the motion interaction management unit 150, the animation management unit 160, and the communication unit 160. [ The controller 170 and the control unit 180 may be program modules in which at least some of them communicate with an external system (not shown). Such program modules may be included in the animation authoring system 100 in the form of an operating system, application program modules, and other program modules, and may be physically stored on various known storage devices. These program modules may also be stored in a remote storage device capable of communicating with the animation authoring system 100. These program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types as described below in accordance with the present invention.

First, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the movement managing unit 110 refers to a user operation input on a reference plane that is a virtual plane defined by a display screen on which a character is displayed, It is possible to perform a function of generating a copper wire indicating a traveling path.

Also, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the copper wire management unit 110 refers to a user operation input to the reference plane (specifically, the copper wire generated above) And to specify at least one point on the copper wire generated beforehand.

Next, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the motion sequence management unit 120 refers to a user operation inputted to a reference plane (specifically, a copper line in which at least one section is specified as described above) (Or an attribute value relating to an operation) to at least one point on a copper wire or at least one point included in a copper wire so that when the character is positioned at a copper wire, a section or a point to which a motion is given, A motion sequence for causing the corresponding motion to be performed. Here, motion that can be given to a line, a section, or a point includes walking, running, jumping, rolling, crawling, punching, shrugging, shaking, talking, singing, motion expressing a character's emotional state May be included. It should be noted, however, that the types of motion referred to in the present invention are not necessarily limited to those listed above, but may be added or changed within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention.

Meanwhile, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a graphical user interface (GUI) may be provided that assists the user to set up a line, section or point, and to input user operations to impart motion to the line, section or point have. In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a graphical user interface includes graphical elements that indicate various motions of a character that can be given to a line, an interval, or a point, and a pot controller that is visually displayed to include such graphic elements pod controller), and the graphical element and the pot controller may be displayed corresponding to a line, an interval, or a point.

On the other hand, in connection with the specific details of how a user may set up a line, section or point and assist in inputting user operations to impart motion to a line, section or point, And the disclosure of Korean Patent Application No. 2015-69060, published on June 17, 2015, may be referred to. The disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Next, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the motion window management unit 130 provides a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by the character included in the animation (i.e., given to the character) Can be performed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the motion window is defined by a virtual finite plane that can freely rotate around at least one rotation axis (for example, X axis, Y axis, Z axis, etc.) .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the motion window manager 130 may perform a function of rotating the motion window according to a first user operation. Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user operation may be an operation (e.g., dragging) input through a graphic element (for example, a handle) added to a specific point on the motion window have.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the motion window manager 130 may perform a function of changing the size of the motion window according to a second user operation. Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the second user operation may be an operation (e.g., dragging, zooming in, zooming out, etc.) input based on the edge of the motion window.

Next, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the motion attribute management unit 140 refers to the direction of the motion window that can be rotated by the first user operation, and when the character performs at least one motion, And a direction in which the at least one motion is performed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as a direction in which a character performs a certain motion, a direction in which a character looks at a face or a torso of a character while kicking can be exemplified. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the direction in which the character performs motion or proceeds may be, for example, a direction in which the character runs, a direction in which the character is kicking, and the like.

Specifically, the motion attribute management unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to the direction of a motion window (which can be rotated by a first user operation) provided corresponding to a specific motion performed by the character, When the character performs the above specific motion, the direction in which the above character is directed or the direction in which the above specific motion is performed can be determined to be the same as the direction of the above motion window.

FIGS. 2 to 5 are views illustrating a configuration in which a user can control a direction of a character using a motion window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a graphical user 210 that supports a user to control a type or an attribute of a motion performed at a predetermined section or point 221 while a character 210 moves along a predetermined copper line 220, An interface may be provided. The graphical user interface includes a graphic element 240 indicating various motions of a character that can be given to a line, a section, or a point, and a pod controller 230 displayed to visually include the graphic element And the graphic controller 240 and the pot controller 230 may be displayed corresponding to the line 220, the section or the point 221. [ 2, a motion window may be further provided to support controlling the attributes of motion corresponding to the user selecting a predetermined graphic element 231. [

3 and 4, the motion windows 350 and 450 may be freely rotated by a first user operation input through the grips 351 and 451, and the motion windows 350 and 450 may be rotated The direction in which the character 310 or 410 is moving is a motion in which the direction corresponding to the direction of the face or torso of the character or the motion window 350 or 450 is performed while the character 310 or 410 performs the motion corresponding to the motion window 350 or 450 Can be determined as the direction.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, an animation may be generated that includes a character 510 moving along a predetermined copper line and performing at least one motion given to the entire line, the section, or the point, The generated animation of the character 510 may include a state in which the character 510 makes at least one motion and moves in a predetermined direction 560 or at least one motion performed by the character 510 in a predetermined direction 560 have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the motion attribute management unit 140 refers to a shape or pattern of a guide line input on a motion window provided corresponding to a motion performed by a character, And can determine a property of at least one motion performed by the character. Here, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the attribute of motion that can be determined based on the shape or pattern of the guideline input on the motion window may include the type of motion, the size of motion, the speed of motion, .

For example, the height of the kicker performed by the character can be adaptively determined according to the degree of the curve of the guide line sketched on the motion window provided corresponding to the kicking motion.

As another example, the speed of running the character can be adaptively determined according to the speed at which the guideline is sketched on the motion window provided corresponding to the running motion.

On the other hand, with respect to the concrete content of the method for determining the attribute of at least one motion performed by the character with reference to the shape or pattern of the guide line inputted on the motion window provided corresponding to the motion performed by the character, Reference may be made to the specification of International Application No. PCT / KR2010 / 007926, filed November 10, 2010 and internationally filed on December 1, 2011, by the applicant. The disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Next, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, when the motion window includes two or more characters as the size of the motion window is adjusted by the second user operation, It is possible to determine that a predetermined interaction occurs between the motions performed.

Specifically, the motion interaction management unit 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention adjusts the size of the motion window provided corresponding to the motion performed by the first character, A section or a point, and at least a part of a line, a section, or a point passing through a second character located in the periphery of the first character, the motion of the first character corresponding to the above motion window, It can be determined that the motion of the second character corresponding to at least a part of the line, section or point of the second character included in the window interacts.

That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a first character and a second character are associated with each other with reference to a motion window, a first character in a line, an interval, or a point commonly included in the motion window The motion to be performed by the second character may interact with the motion to be performed.

More specifically, as the motion window is expanded as described above, the motion interaction management unit 150 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes common motion lines, sections, or points of the first character and the second character, If the motion of the first character and the motion of the second character are determined to interact with each other at a line, a section, or a point, the user input (e.g., a guide line sketched on the motion window, etc.) Size, speed, etc. of the motion of the first character or the motion of the second character can be determined with reference to the motion of the first character and the motion of the second character as described later The user can determine a specific aspect of an interaction to be generated between the motion of each of the first character and the second character with reference to the motion map The.

It should be noted, however, that the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, before the motion window includes both the first character and the second character, the motion of each of the first character and the second character may be predetermined, and the interaction management unit 150 may determine the motion of the first character And the concrete motions of the interactions to occur between the respective motions of the first and second characters may be determined as many as possible.

In addition, as mentioned briefly above, the motion interaction management unit 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to a motion map that defines a relationship between the motions performed by two or more characters, It is possible to determine an aspect of the interaction between motions performed by each of two or more characters included in the motion window. Here, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the motion map includes a type or a motion of motion performed by the doer character and a motion type or attribute of the motion performed by the recipient character in correspondence with the motion performed by the actor character Information about the relationship may be included.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a relationship between motions of two or more characters defined by a motion map according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the motion map of Fig. 6, the relationship between the motions performed by the receiver character 620 in correspondence with the motions performed by the actor character 610 can be defined.

Referring to FIG. 6, the motion interaction management unit 150 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention refers to the motion map of FIG. 6 to determine whether the first character, which is the actor character 610, is a kicker 611 or a punch It is possible to determine that the second character, which is the receiver character 620, performs motion in response to the motion of the first character 612, more specifically, the kicker 611 or the punching 612 performed by the first character, The second character is adaptively determined to perform either the heading 621, the bowing 622, or the leg-fitting 623 according to the attribute of the motion (for example, the weight with respect to the height) (631, 632, 633).

6, the motion interaction management unit 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to the motion map of FIG. 6, and when the first character, which is the actor character 610, (634) to perform the greeting (624) motion in response to the motion of the second character, which is the receiver character (620), or corresponds to the first character of the actor character (610) (635) the second character, which is the receiver character 620, to make a throw (625) motion.

Meanwhile, the motion interaction management unit 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention adjusts the size of the motion window provided corresponding to the motion performed by the first character, so that the motion window is divided into a moving line passing through the first character, (E.g., vibration, visual effect, etc.) to the user if the second character that is located at the periphery of the first character as well as at least a part of the line, It is possible to notify the user that the motion performed by the first character and the motion performed by the second character are brought into interaction with each other.

Next, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the animation management unit 160 determines whether or not the character moves along the copper line, on the basis of information about the copper wire, A motion of at least one motion imparted to the entire line, a section, or a point of motion, and the animation may generate at least one motion in the predetermined direction (Or at least one motion performed by the character is performed in a predetermined direction) or a state in which at least one motion performed by the character interacts with motion of another character.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the animation management unit 160 combines an animation generated according to a motion sequence of a character and a real world image input from a camera (not shown) Augmented Reality) video can be created. More specifically, the animation management unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention can track coordinates of a real-world image and extract 3D mapping coordinates using SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) technology, The animation according to the motion sequence of the character can be determined in the real world image with reference to the coordinates and the information about the extracted 3D mapping coordinates and by combining the animation with the coordinate determined to be displayed as described above and the real world image, You can create a movie.

Next, the communication unit 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function for allowing the animation authoring system 100 to communicate with an external device.

The motion sequence management unit 120, the motion window management unit 130, the motion attribute management unit 140, the motion interaction management unit 150, and the motion sequence management unit 150, And controls the flow of data between the animation management unit 160 and the communication unit 170. That is, the control unit 180 controls the flow of data between the components of the animation authoring system from the outside, thereby controlling the motion sequence management unit 110, the motion sequence management unit 120, the motion window management unit 130, 140, the motion interaction management unit 150, the animation management unit 160, and the communication unit 170, respectively.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

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Claims (15)

As a method for authoring an animation,
Providing a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by a character included in the animation, and
A direction in which the character is directed when the character performs the at least one motion in the animation or a direction in which the at least one motion is performed in the animation with reference to the direction of the motion window that can be rotated by a first user operation ≪ / RTI >
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Wherein the motion window is specified by a virtual finite plane that is rotatable about at least one rotation axis. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first user operation is entered via a graphical element that is added to a specific point on the motion window. The method according to claim 1,
If the motion window includes at least a part of a line, an interval, or a point passing through another character located in the periphery of the character as the size of the motion window is adjusted by the second user operation, Determining whether the motion of the character corresponding to at least a part of the line, section, or point of the other character included in the motion window interacts with the motion of the character corresponding to the character
≪ / RTI > 5. The method of claim 4,
In the interaction determination step,
Wherein the motion window comprises at least a portion of a line, section or point through which the other character passes. 5. The method of claim 4,
In the interaction determination step,
If the motion window includes at least a part of a line, a section, or a point through which the other character passes, a motion map defining a relationship between the motions performed by the two or more characters, And the motion of the other character. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the motion map includes information on a kind or a property of motion performed by the doer character and a kind of motion or a relationship between the attributes performed by the recipient character in correspondence with the motion performed by the actor character. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to claim 1. A system for authoring animations,
A motion window manager for providing a motion window corresponding to at least one motion performed by a character included in the animation, and
A motion that determines the direction in which the character is headed or the direction in which the at least one motion is performed when the character performs the at least one motion with reference to the direction of the motion window that can be rotated by the first user operation Attribute management section
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Wherein the motion window is specified by a virtual finite plane that is rotatable about at least one rotation axis. delete 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the first user operation is entered via a graphical element that is added to a specific point on the motion window. 10. The method of claim 9,
If the motion window includes at least a part of a line, an interval, or a point passing through another character located in the periphery of the character as the size of the motion window is adjusted by the second user operation, Determines that a motion of the character corresponding to at least a part of a line, an interval, or a point of the other character included in the motion window interacts with the motion of the character corresponding to the character
≪ / RTI > 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the motion interaction management unit generates predetermined user feedback when the motion window includes at least a part of a line, an interval, or a point through which the other character passes. 13. The method of claim 12,
When the motion window includes at least a part of a line, a section, or a point passing through the other character, the motion interaction management unit refers to a motion map that defines a relationship between motions performed by each of the two or more characters Thereby determining an aspect of an interaction occurring between the motions of the other characters. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the motion map includes information about a type or a motion of motion performed by the doer character and a kind of motion or a relationship between the attributes performed by the recipient character in correspondence with the motion performed by the actor character.

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