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Avatar facial expression techniques

US9330483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Yangzhou Du · Beijing, CN
Xiaofeng Tong · Beijing, CN
Wei Hu · Beijing, CN
Yimin Zhang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2011
Grant date	May 3, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T17/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for capturing and representing 3D wireframe, color and shading of facial expressions are provided, wherein the method includes the following steps: storing a plurality of feature data sequences, each of the feature data sequences corresponding to one of the plurality of facial expressions; and retrieving one of the feature data sequences based on user facial feature data; and mapping the retrieved feature data sequence to an avatar face. The method may advantageously provide improvements in execution speed and communications bandwidth.

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