TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of 3d animation. More particularly the embodiments of the disclosure relate to creation of customized 3d movie clip on a handheld device.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Recent advances in mobile network technologies and its multimedia capability coupled with the emergence of reliable standards in mobile devices has given consumers the ability to personalize their handheld devices. This has led to a growing market in mobile device applications that consumers may purchase and download to their handheld devices. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third generation or 3G mobile network technologies that offer significantly faster mobile personal configuration data rates than older GPRS (also known as 2.5G) technologies, allowing for the transfer of richer media content such as movies, video telephony and interactive web sites to video capable mobile devices.

The adoption of 3G mobile network technologies provides consumers with the opportunity to customize their handheld devices with content that was not available with previous mobile network technologies. For example, 3G capable mobile devices allow consumers to send and receive animated movie clips. However, 3d animated movie clips cannot be personalized by the average consumer due to the high cost of required software tools and technical skills and knowledge required to operate them. The animated movie clip has to be carefully scripted to overcome the issues of aggressive compression techniques, small screen resolution, and limited color range and slow frame rate of current 3G capable handheld devices. Hence, personalization of 3d animated movie clips is not readily available as a product to the majority of consumers.

Hence, there is a need to provide users of the handheld device with an application to create and personalize the 3d movie clip such that the users can easily personalize the 3d movie clip without using much of the software tools and technical skills.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for creating customized 3d movie clip on a handheld device. The method comprises of selecting an animated template from plurality of pre-configured animated templates provided by an application, wherein the application is configured in the handheld device. The method further comprises of performing customization techniques on the selected animated template. The customization techniques involve selecting actors for enacting the animated template by a user of the handheld device and adding costumes to the selected actor in model customization. Further in scene customization a background scene and background music is selected for the animated template by the user. Upon performing the customization techniques on the selected animated template, a customized 3d movie clip is created.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to select one or more actors to enact the animated template.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to select the actors, background scene and background music from at least one of the applications hosted in the device, media gallery of the device, and web.

In one embodiment, the model customization technique enables the user to capture an image using device camera wherein the captured image is further edited using an edit tool and the edited image are used as the actor.

In one embodiment, the scene customization technique enables the user to perform plurality of actions on the 3d movie clip, selected from a group comprising rotation, translation, zoom in or zoom out and getting a close-up of the 3d movie clip, using a virtual camera.

In one embodiment, the scene customization technique enables the user to record music using the device microphone which is used as the background music for the 3d movie clip.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to select any part of the background music for the customized 3d movie clip.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to preview the customized 3d movie clip at each stage of the customization technique.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to add title, story, names for the actors, and an end note for the customized 3d movie clip at any stage in the process of creating the customized 3d movie.

In one embodiment, the created customized 3d movie clip is transmitted over low bandwidth networks which are distributed on social networking sites.

Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure.

The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The novel features and characteristic of the disclosure are set forth in the appended claims. The embodiments of the disclosure itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary user interface embodied in a handheld device which diagrammatically illustrates initiation of a 3d animation application.

Fig.2 shows an exemplary user interface of an application which diagrammatically illustrates selection of an animated template from plurality of configured animated templates.

Fig. 3 shows the selected animated template with plurality of icons to customize the selected animated template.

Figs. 4a-4m illustrates customization techniques performed on the selected animated template.

The figures depict embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only.

One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the detailed description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the disclosure. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for creating a customized 3d movie clip on a handheld device.

Fig.1 shows launch screen of an application configured in the handheld device.

Referring to Fig.1 the application enables user of the handheld device to create and customize 3d movie clip. The application provides plurality of pre-built animated templates which are stored in "Animated templates". The stored animated templates are preconfigured movie clips. The application enables the user to retain the pre-built animated template or to perform customization techniques on the animated template and create a customized 3d movie clip. Also, the application enables the user to create an account for storing the customized 3d movie clip. Further, the application enables the user to share the customized 3d movie clip by uploading the customized 3d movie clip to server in a compact and precise format.

User starts creating a customized 3d movie clip by selecting one of the animated templates from the plurality of the templates as shown in the Fig. 2. Once the template is selected, it is loaded in a new screen as shown in the Fig.3. Fig.3 also shows plurality of icons such as actor, music, scene and story using which the user performs customization technique on the selected template and creates a customized 3d movie clip. The icons shown here are for illustrative purpose only. User can add or download number, type of icons on handheld device.

Figs. 4a-4m illustrates the customization techniques performed on the template. The customization techniques are model customization and scene customization.
In model customization technique, the user clicks on the actor icon for selecting plurality of actors for enacting the animated template. Fig. 4a shows plurality of ways in which the actors are selected. The actors are selected from either the application hosted in the device or media gallery of the device. The user is also provided with an option to capture the image using the device camera while carrying out the creating process and the captured image is used as the actor. The user can also download the actors from web. The handheld device is connected to the web through a network. The network may comprise a public network e.g., the Internet etc. or private network e.g., local area network (LAN), etc. or any combinations thereof e.g., a virtual private network, LAN connected to the Internet, etc. Furthermore, the network need not be a wired network only, and may comprise wireless network elements as known in the art. Fig.4b shows plurality of the actors which allows the user select an actor for enacting the animated template.

In an embodiment, the image captured using device camera is further edited using an edit tool. Once the image is loaded on the handheld device, the user can select any portion of the image by using a predetermined marker. Various forms/types of marker are provided in the handheld device for the purpose of selecting portion of image.

Referring to Fig. 4c the user selects face portion from the picture and adjust the markers on the face. The edited image is used as the actor.

Upon selecting the actor for enacting the template, the user adds costumes to the selected actor. In an embodiment, the costumes include but are not limiting to dress, headgear, spectacles, hairstyle, mustache, and beard.

In scene customization technique, the user clicks on the scene icon for selecting a background scene for the animated template.

The background scene is selected from atleast one of the pre-bundled background scenes provided by the application, image of a place or artifact that is captured using the device's camera, image from the device's media gallery and downloaded from the web as shown in the

Fig.4d. After selecting the background scene the user customizes the 3d movie clip by adding additional props and by providing lighting. The plurality of light templates is provided by the application.

In an embodiment, the user clicks on lights icon to select a light template for the 3d movie clip.

Further, a virtual camera is associated with the 3d movie clip which helps the user to define the 3d movie clip upon his interest. The placement of the virtual camera gives a different perspective of the 3d movie clip. In an embodiment, the user clicks on the view icon to customize the virtual camera view by changing the camera position and field of view. The plurality of options provided by the view icon is as shown in the Fig. 4e. The Rotate option allows the user to rotate the 3d movie clip. The Translate option allows the user to move the 3d movie clip vertically or horizontally. Once the 3d movie clip has been translated to another location the processing will continue with the 3d movie clip in that location. The Zoom in and Zoom out option allows the user to zoom in and zoom out the 3d movie clip. The close-up option allows the user to take a close-up of the 3d movie clip or the actor.

In an embodiment, the user clicks on the music icon to select background music for the animated template.

The user selects the background music for the animated template from at least one of pre-bundled music provided by the application, media gallery of the device and recorded music as shown in the Fig. 4f. The application enables the user to record music using the device microphone as shown in the Fig. 4g. The application also enables the user to select any part of the audio portion to be used in the movie as shown in the Fig. 4h.

In an embodiment, the user clicks on the story icon to provide a story for the 3d movie clip. As a part of this process, the application enables the user to enter the names of the actors, the name of the director who creates the movie which is by default the user, the title of the movie, the end note which appears at the end of the movie and the story which appears in the beginning of the movie in the screen provided by the application as shown in the Fig. 4i.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to preview the customized 3d movie clip at each stage of the customization technique.

Figs. 4i-4m shows preview of the created customized 3d animated movie clip to the user when the user clicks on the preview button. Firstly the title, name of the actor and director is displayed as shown in the Fig. 4j. Secondly the story created for the 3d movie clip is displayed as shown in the Fig. 4k. Fig.41 shows the enactment of the animated template and finally, Fig.4m displays the end note of the customized 3d movie clip.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure enables the user to redo any of the customization technique until the user is happy with the created customized 3d movie clip. The user is provided with an option to upload the customized animated 3d movie clip to the server in a compact and precise format. The uploaded link can also be shared with others using social networking sites, video sites, SMS, and email.

In an embodiment, the 3d movie clip is viewed on multiple devices ranging from a basic handheld device supporting video playback to desktops. Depending on the viewer's device capability, the content is disseminated in a fashion to give best possible user experience on the consuming device. On compatible devices, the viewer would experience the clip in 3d. The viewer can also take the existing clip, customize it as described above and create an altogether different clip. This newly created clip can be shared again for further consumption.

Finally, the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter. It is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by any claims that issue on an application based here on. Accordingly, the disclosure of the embodiments of the invention is intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the scope of the invention, which is set forth in the following claims.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

In addition, where features or aspects of the disclosure are described in terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosure is also thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup of members of the Markush group.

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

We claim:

1. A method for creating customized 3d movie clip on a handheld device comprising acts of:

selecting an animated template from a plurality of pre-configured animated templates provided by an application; wherein the application is configured in the handheld device; and

performing customization techniques on the selected animated template for creating the customized 3d movie clip comprising acts of;

selecting actor for enacting the animated template by a user of the handheld device and adding costumes for the selected actor in model customization;

selecting a background scene and background music for the animated template by the user in scene customization.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actors, background scene and the background music are selected from at least one of the applications hosted in the device, media gallery of the device, and web.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein lighting for the 3d movie clip is selected from a set of light templates provided by the application.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 enables the user to perform plurality of actions on the 3d movie clip, selected from a group comprising rotation, translation, zoom in or zoom out and getting a close-up of the 3d movie clip, using a virtual camera.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the model customization enables the user to capture an image using device camera wherein the captured image is further edited using an edit tool and the edited image is used as the actor.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 enables the user to record music using the device microphone which is used as the background music.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 enables the user to select any part of the background music for the customized 3d movie clip.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 enables the user to preview the customized 3d movie clip at each stage of the customization technique.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the costumes are selected from a group comprising dress, headgear, spectacles, hairstyle, mustache, and beard.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 enables the user to add a title, story, names for the actors, and an end note for the customized 3d movie clip at any stage in the process of creating the customized 3d movie.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the customized 3d movie clip is transmitted over low bandwidth networks which is distributed on social networking sites.