Patent №
US 7,707,520
Granted
2010-04-27
Filed 2005
Owner
YAHOO! INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11047182
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.
AI classification
Ownership
YAHOO! INC.
assignment · 228020709
Assignors
ASHTEKAR, ASHISH, LIM, HANJOO, PATWARDHAN, CHINTAMANI, TORGEMANE, HENRI
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.