Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,977,951 · App. 08/795,698
System and method for substituting an animated character when a remote control physical character is unavailable
Inventors:
Damon V. Danieli, Kenneth R. Robertson, Timothy E. Wood
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 2, 1999
Filed: Feb 4, 1997
Inventors
Damon V. Danieli
Kenneth R. Robertson
Timothy E. Wood
Assignee (at issue)
Microsoft Corporation
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