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Animated expressive icon

US10726603B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2018
Grant dateJul 28, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2201/42
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.

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