Inventor · Beijing, CN

Xiaofeng Tong

56Patents
11h-index
44Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 2007 → Sep 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

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US9460541B2 Avatar animation, social networking and touch screen applications Electricity 454 Active
US9589357B2 Avatar-based video encoding Physics 434 Active
US9330483B2 Avatar facial expression techniques Physics 427 Active
US9898849B2 Facial expression based avatar rendering in video animation and method Physics 426 Active
US9357174B2 System and method for avatar management and selection Electricity 425 Active
US9792714B2 Avatar-based transfer protocols, icon generation and doll animation Electricity 422 Active
US9361510B2 Efficient facial landmark tracking using online shape regression method Physics 422 Active
US9489760B2 Mechanism for facilitating dynamic simulation of avatars corresponding to changing user performances as detected at computing devices Physics 420 Active
US9936165B2 System and method for avatar creation and synchronization Electricity 419 Active
US10828549B2 Positional analysis using computer vision sensor synchronization Physics 25 Active
US8781221B2 Hand gesture recognition system Physics 11 Active
US9830728B2 Augmented facial animation Physics 10 Active
US8347301B2 Device, system, and method of scheduling tasks of a multithreaded application Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8553982B2 Model-based play field registration Physics 9 Active
US8718327B2 Gesture recognition using depth images Physics 9 Active
US11303850B2 Communication using interactive avatars Electricity 7 Active
US10540800B2 Facial gesture driven animation of non-facial features Physics 5 Active
US9799133B2 Facial gesture driven animation of non-facial features Physics 5 Active
US9386268B2 Communication using interactive avatars Electricity 5 Active
US9824502B2 Sketch selection for rendering 3D model avatar Physics 5 Active
US9164589B2 Dynamic gesture based short-range human-machine interaction Physics 5 Active
US8184855B2 Three-level scheme for efficient ball tracking Physics 4 Active
US10740944B2 Augmented facial animation Physics 4 Active
US9761032B2 Avatar facial expression animations with head rotation Human Necessities 3 Active
US11295502B2 Augmented facial animation Physics 3 Active

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