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Photo realistic talking head creation system and method

US6919892B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2002
Grant dateJul 19, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 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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