IP Library Granted Patent US 11,880,930
Granted Patent B2
US 11,880,930 · App. 17/883,470 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

System and method for content creation via interactive layers

Inventors: Jacob Le (Palo Alto, CA); Gregory Michael Youngblood (Minden, NV); Robert Thomas Krivacic (San Jose, CA); Jichen Zhu (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
G06T15/08G06T15/005G06T17/05G06T17/10G06T2215/12
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Patent No.
US 11,880,930
App. No.
17/883,470
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for content creation via interactive layers is provided. A mutable general object on which to build an artefact is stored. The mutable general object includes a plurality of n-dimensional data units capable of being rendered in a multi-dimensional display. An environment represented by the artefact is displayed. The artefact includes layers that each represent a different characteristic of the environment. Each layer includes a generator and layer parameters. A unique identifier is assigned to each layer. The identifiers for the layers of the artefact are composited and the composited identifiers are stored. Upon accessing the composited identifiers, the artefact is reconfigured for display using the generator and layer parameters from each of the layers.

Claims (46)

1. A system for content creation via interactive layers, comprising:

a database to store a mutable general object on which to build an artefact, wherein the mutable general object comprises a plurality of n-dimensional data units capable of being rendered in a multi-dimensional display;

at least one server comprising a central processing unit, memory, an input port to receive the mutable general object from the database, and an output port, wherein the central processing unit is configured to:

display an environment represented by the artefact, wherein the artefact comprises layers that each represent a different characteristic of the environment and includes a generator and layer parameters;

assign to each layer, a unique identifier;

composite the identifiers for the layers of the artefact;

store the composited identifiers;

access the composited identifiers; and

reconstructing the environment by reconfiguring the artefact for display of the environment after the storage using the generator and layer parameters from each of the layers accessed via the composited identifiers, wherein the reconstructed environment is same as the displayed environment.

2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the central processing unit regenerates each layer for the reconfigured artefact by using procedural content generation to manipulate data units in the mutable general object.

3. A system according to claim 2 , wherein manipulation of the data units can be performed by at least one generator, which is trained to utilize a set of rules that recognizes the characteristics of that layer.

4. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the layers are regenerated simultaneously or sequentially.

5. A system according to claim 4 , wherein the central processing unit stacks the layers when the layers are regenerated simultaneously and modifies one or more of the stacked layers based on constraints of at least one other layer.

6. A system according to claim 4 , wherein the central processing unit builds the layers on top of one another when the layers are generated sequentially.

7. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the composited identifiers for the layers comprise a modifier with single string of identifiers for the artifact.

8. A system according to claim 1 , wherein an aggregate of all the layers for the environment provides embedded information for artificial intelligence planning.

9. A method for content creation via interactive layers, comprising:

storing a mutable general object on which to build an artefact, wherein the mutable general object comprises a plurality of n-dimensional data units capable of being rendered in a multi-dimensional display;

displaying an environment represented by the artefact, wherein the artefact comprises layers that each represent a different characteristic of the environment and includes a generator and layer parameters;

assigning to each layer, a unique identifier;

compositing the identifiers for the layers of the artefact;

storing the composited identifiers;

accessing the composited identifiers; and

reconstructing the environment by reconfiguring the artefact for display of the environment after storage using the generator and layer parameters from each of the layers accessed via the composited identifiers, wherein the reconstructed environment is same as the displayed environment.

10. A method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

regenerating each layer for the reconfigured artefact by using procedural content generation to manipulate data units in the mutable general object.

11. A method according to claim 10 , wherein manipulation of the data units can be performed by at least one generator, which is trained to utilize a set of rules that recognizes the characteristics of that layer.

12. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the layers are regenerated simultaneously or sequentially.

13. A method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

stacking the layers when the layers are regenerated simultaneously; and

modifying one or more of the stacked layers based on constraints of at least one other layer.

14. A method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

building the layers on top of one another when the layers are generated sequentially.

15. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the composited identifiers for the layers comprise a modifier with single string of identifiers for the artifact.

16. A method according to claim 9 , wherein an aggregate of all the layers for the environment provides embedded information for artificial intelligence planning.

17. A method for content creation via interactive layers, comprising:

receiving parameters for creating an artefact representing an environment;

generating layers for the artefact, wherein each layer of the artefact represents a different feature of the artefact based on different arrangements of the data units of the mutable general object associated with the artefact, each layer comprising:

obtaining for one of the layers of the artefact, data from at least one of the other layers located prior to the one layer, wherein the data comprises information about an arrangement of the data units for the prior layers; and

creating the layer by using procedural content generation to mutate the data units in the mutable general object based on the data from one or more of the prior layers and the received parameters;

compiling the created layers into the artefact via the mutable general object;

assigning a unique identifier to each of the created layers;

compositing for the artefact the identifiers for the created layers;

storing the composited identifiers; and

reconstructing the environment after the storage by reconfiguring the artefact using the composited identifiers, wherein the reconstructed environment is same as the environment.

18. A method according to claim 17 , wherein the artefact is reconfigured using a generator and layer parameters for each layer.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2026
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: GENESEE VALLEY INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075020/0755 →
SECOND LIEN NOTES PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071785/0550 →
FIRST LIEN NOTES PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070824/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066741/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065628/0019 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF US PATENTS 9356603, 10026651, 10626048 AND INCLUSION OF US PATENT 7167871 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 064038 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
To: XEROX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064161/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2023
From: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
To: XEROX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064038/0001 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17171949 · Feb 9, 2021
Provisional Application 62983450 · Feb 28, 2020
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