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Techniques for combining user's face with game character and sharing altered character

US11918914B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2022
Grant dateMar 5, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2200/24
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A technique presents on a display a computer game character and a first scannable code (SC) scannable by a camera of at least a first user apparatus to cause a server to download to the first user apparatus a photo app operable to generate a photo of a first user and send the photo to the server, which alters the character in accordance with the photo. The character with the face altered is presented along with a second SC that can be scanned to cause the server to download to the first user apparatus a share app operable to select a second user apparatus to send an image of the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo such that the second user apparatus can display the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo.

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