US 11,671,579 B2
Apparatus and method for performing motion capture using a random pattern on capture surfaces
Timothy Cotter, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Stephen G. Perlman, Palo Alto, CA (US); John Speck, Bainbridge Island, WA (US); Roger van der Laan, Redwood City, CA (US); Kenneth A. Pearce, San Francisco, CA (US); and Greg LaSalle, Culver City, CA (US)
Assigned to Rearden Mova, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by REARDEN MOVA, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/347,414.
Application 14/754,651 is a division of application No. 14/187,759, filed on Feb. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,996,962, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Application 14/187,759 is a division of application No. 11/255,854, filed on Oct. 20, 2005, granted, now 8,659,668, issued on Feb. 25, 2014.
Application 17/347,414 is a continuation of application No. 17/141,199, filed on Jan. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,037,355.
Application 17/141,199 is a continuation of application No. 17/087,503, filed on Nov. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,004,248, issued on May 11, 2021.
Application 17/087,503 is a continuation of application No. 16/792,116, filed on Feb. 14, 2020, granted, now 10,825,226, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/792,116 is a continuation of application No. 15/713,601, filed on Sep. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,593,090, issued on Mar. 17, 2020.
Application 15/713,601 is a continuation of application No. 14/754,651, filed on Jun. 29, 2015, granted, now 9,928,633, issued on Mar. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/724,565, filed on Oct. 7, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2021/0304479 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 13/243 (2018.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 13/243 (2018.05) [G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G06T 13/40 (2013.01); H04N 5/2224 (2013.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06V 10/245 (2022.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for transmitting data to a device configured to process the data for video display, the system comprising:
a machine readable medium having the data stored thereon;
wherein the data includes at least part of a rendered automatically spatially-tracked markerless high-resolution three dimensional (3D) face; and
a communication link;
wherein the system is configured to read the data from the machine readable medium and transfer the data via the communication link to the device.