Rockin’ Patent – Lucasfilm Entertainment Co Ltd’s “Three-dimensional Motion Capture”

US Patent No. 7,848,564 - Lucasfilm Entertainment Co Ltd - Three-dimensional Motion Capture - Patents Rock - Russell IP
  • Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 7,848,564
  • Filed: 16 March 2006
  • In the name of: Lucasfilm Entertainment Co Ltd
  • Title: Three-dimensional Motion Capture
  • What’s claimed: “An apparatus comprising: a support structure including a band having a substantially cylindrical shape, the band having a plurality of motion capture marks each of which is positioned in a respective region of the band that visually contrasts with a corresponding motion capture mark, the support structure configured to be affixed to an object whose motion is to be tracked using one or more cameras, and the band being of sufficient rigidity such that, in response to movement by the object, each motion capture mark from among the plurality of motion capture marks on the band maintains substantially fixed distances from every other motion capture mark.”
  • Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to the motion-capture technology used by Industrial Light & Magic, a division of the company Lucasfilm Entertainment Co Ltd, in the ABBA Voyage virtual concerts. The concerts feature digital depictions of the Swedish pop-group ABBA, created through motion-capture technology and performance techniques. For more information, see here.

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