Photo realistic talking head creation system and method
US6919892B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/222
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A photo realistic talking head creation system and method comprising: a template; a video camera having an image output signal of a subject; a mixer for mixing the template and the image output signal of the subject into a composite image, and an output signal representational of the composite image; a prompter having a partially reflecting mirror therebetween the video camera and the subject, an input for receiving the output signal of the mixer representational of the composite image, the partially reflecting mirror adapted to allow the video camera to collect the image of the subject therethrough and the subject to view the composite image and to align the image of the subject therewith the template; storage means having an input for receiving the output image signal of the video camera representational of the collected image of the subject, and storing the image of the subject substantially aligned therewith the template.
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