Avatar creation user interface

• US 10,325,417 B1
• Filed: 09/26/2018
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Scapel, Nicolas, Barlier, Guillaume Pierre Andre, Dye, Alan C., Gardner, JD, Guzman, Aurelio, Wilson, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Yang, Yi
• Application Number:
  US16/142,328
• Time in Patent Office: 265 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/63 by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30201 Face
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2012 Colour editing, changing, or manipulating; Use of colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2016 : Rotation, translation, scaling
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2021 : Shape modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2024 : Style variation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 : Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/246 : using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 : Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 : Detection; Localisation; Normalisation

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to creating and editing avatars, and navigating avatar selection interfaces. In some examples, an avatar feature user interface includes a plurality of feature options that can be customized to create an avatar. In some examples, different types of avatars can be managed for use in different applications. In some examples, an interface is provided for navigating types of avatars for an application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display apparatus;

one or more cameras;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, having a plurality of avatar features, that changes appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras;

while the face is detected in the field of view of the one or more cameras, the face including a plurality of detected facial features including a first facial feature other than a tongue of the user, detecting movement of the first facial feature; and

in response to detecting movement of the first facial feature;

in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user meets respective criteria wherein the respective criteria include a requirement that the tongue of the user is visible in order for the respective criteria to be met, displaying an avatar tongue and modifying a position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature, wherein the avatar tongue includes a first portion and a second portion and the second portion is connected to the first portion by a connector that is more flexible than the first portion or the second portion; and

in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user does not meet the respective criteria, forgoing displaying the avatar tongue.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes:

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves in a first direction, modifying the position of the avatar tongue in the first direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves in a second direction different from the first direction, modifying the position of the avatar tongue in the second direction.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes:

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves by a first magnitude, modifying the position of the avatar tongue by an amount proportional to the first magnitude; and

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves by a second magnitude different from the first magnitude, modifying the position of the avatar tongue by an amount proportional to the second magnitude.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while the avatar tongue is displayed, detecting that the tongue of the user no longer meets the respective criteria; and

in response to detecting that the tongue of the user no longer meets the respective criteria, ceasing to display the avatar tongue.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein:

displaying the avatar tongue includes displaying an animation of the avatar tongue extending from a mouth of the virtual avatar; and

ceasing to display the avatar tongue includes displaying an animation of the avatar tongue retracting into the mouth of the virtual avatar.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein at least one of the animation of the tongue extending from the mouth of the virtual avatar or the animation of the tongue retracting into the mouth of the virtual avatar includes displaying a curving movement of the avatar tongue over one or more teeth of the virtual avatar.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the avatar tongue moves in accordance with a physics model; and

a degree of movement of the avatar tongue increases based on an increasing amount of the tongue extended from a mouth of the virtual avatar.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting movement of a second facial feature to a first position; and

in response to detecting the movement of the second facial feature to the first position;

in accordance with a determination that the avatar tongue is not displayed, modifying a first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature; and

in accordance with a determination that the avatar tongue is displayed based on meeting the respective criteria, damping movement of the first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the second facial feature is a mouth of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the mouth of the user is closed; and

the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the second facial feature is a bottom lip of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the bottom lip of the user is extended; and

the first avatar feature is a bottom lip of the avatar.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the second facial feature is an upper lip and bottom lip of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the upper lip and bottom lip of the user are puckered; and

the first avatar feature is an upper lip and bottom lip of the avatar.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the second facial feature is a mouth of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the mouth of the user is closing; and

the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the avatar tongue has a visual effect that changes in response to modifying a position of the avatar tongue.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein displaying the avatar tongue includes:

detecting a position of a third facial feature;

in accordance with a determination that the third facial feature has a first position, displaying the avatar tongue having a first shape; and

in accordance with a determination that the first third facial feature has a second position different from the first position, displaying the avatar tongue having a second shape different from the first shape.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

detecting movement of the first facial feature includes detecting movement of the first facial feature relative to a second facial feature;

the movement of the first facial feature has a magnitude;

displaying the avatar tongue and modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes;

moving a first avatar feature that corresponds to the first facial feature relative to a second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature, and

displaying the avatar tongue and modifying the position of the avatar tongue relative to the second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature; and

forgoing displaying the avatar tongue includes moving the first avatar feature that corresponds to the first facial feature relative to the second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature without displaying the avatar tongue.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display apparatus and one or more cameras, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, having a plurality of avatar features, that changes appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras;

while the face is detected in the field of view of the one or more cameras, the face including a plurality of detected facial features including a first facial feature other than a tongue of the user, detecting movement of the first facial feature; and

in response to detecting movement of the first facial feature;

in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user meets respective criteria wherein the respective criteria include a requirement that the tongue of the user is visible in order for the respective criteria to be met, displaying an avatar tongue and modifying a position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature, wherein the avatar tongue includes a first portion and a second portion and the second portion is connected to the first portion by a connector that is more flexible than the first portion or the second portion; and

in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user does not meet the respective criteria, forgoing displaying the avatar tongue.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes:

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves in a first direction, modifying the position of the avatar tongue in the first direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves in a second direction different from the first direction, modifying the position of the avatar tongue in the second direction.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes:

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves by a first magnitude, modifying the position of the avatar tongue by an amount proportional to the first magnitude; and

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves by a second magnitude different from the first magnitude, modifying the position of the avatar tongue by an amount proportional to the second magnitude.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while the avatar tongue is displayed, detecting that the tongue of the user no longer meets the respective criteria; and

in response to detecting that the tongue of the user no longer meets the respective criteria, ceasing to display the avatar tongue.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein:

displaying the avatar tongue includes displaying an animation of the avatar tongue extending from a mouth of the virtual avatar; and

ceasing to display the avatar tongue includes displaying an animation of the avatar tongue retracting into the mouth of the virtual avatar.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein at least one of the animation of the tongue extending from the mouth of the virtual avatar or the animation of the tongue retracting into the mouth of the virtual avatar includes displaying a curving movement of the avatar tongue over one or more teeth of the virtual avatar.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein:

the avatar tongue moves in accordance with a physics model; and

a degree of movement of the avatar tongue increases based on an increasing amount of the tongue extended from a mouth of the virtual avatar.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting movement of a second facial feature to a first position; and

in response to detecting the movement of the second facial feature to the first position;

in accordance with a determination that the avatar tongue is not displayed, modifying a first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature; and

in accordance with a determination that the avatar tongue is displayed based on meeting the respective criteria, damping movement of the first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein:

the second facial feature is a mouth of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the mouth of the user is closed; and

the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein:

the second facial feature is a bottom lip of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the bottom lip of the user is extended; and

the first avatar feature is a bottom lip of the avatar.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein:

the second facial feature is an upper lip and bottom lip of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the upper lip and bottom lip of the user are puckered; and

the first avatar feature is an upper lip and bottom lip of the avatar.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein:

the second facial feature is a mouth of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the mouth of the user is closing; and

the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the avatar tongue has a visual effect that changes in response to modifying a position of the avatar tongue.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein displaying the avatar tongue includes:

detecting a position of a third facial feature;

in accordance with a determination that the third facial feature has a first position, displaying the avatar tongue having a first shape; and

in accordance with a determination that the third facial feature has a second position different from the first position, displaying the avatar tongue having a second shape different from the first shape.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein:

detecting movement of the first facial feature includes detecting movement of the first facial feature relative to a second facial feature;

the movement of the first facial feature has a magnitude;

displaying the avatar tongue and modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes;

moving a first avatar feature that corresponds to the first facial feature relative to a second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature, and

displaying the avatar tongue and modifying the position of the avatar tongue relative to the second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature; and

forgoing displaying the avatar tongue includes moving the first avatar feature that corresponds to the first facial feature relative to the second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature without displaying the avatar tongue.

31. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device having a display apparatus and one or more cameras;

displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, having a plurality of avatar features, that changes appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras;

while the face is detected in the field of view of the one or more cameras, the face including a plurality of detected facial features including a first facial feature other than a tongue of the user, detecting movement of the first facial feature; and

in response to detecting movement of the first facial feature;

in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user meets respective criteria wherein the respective criteria include a requirement that the tongue of the user is visible in order for the respective criteria to be met, displaying an avatar tongue and modifying a position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature, wherein the avatar tongue includes a first portion and a second portion and the second portion is connected to the first portion by a connector that is more flexible than the first portion or the second portion; and

in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user does not meet the respective criteria, forgoing displaying the avatar tongue.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes:

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves in a first direction, modifying the position of the avatar tongue in the first direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves in a second direction different from the first direction, modifying the position of the avatar tongue in the second direction.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes:

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves by a first magnitude, modifying the position of the avatar tongue by an amount proportional to the first magnitude; and

in accordance with a determination that the first facial feature moves by a second magnitude different from the first magnitude, modifying the position of the avatar tongue by an amount proportional to the second magnitude.

34. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

while the avatar tongue is displayed, detecting that the tongue of the user no longer meets the respective criteria; and

in response to detecting that the tongue of the user no longer meets the respective criteria, ceasing to display the avatar tongue.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein:

displaying the avatar tongue includes displaying an animation of the avatar tongue extending from a mouth of the virtual avatar; and

ceasing to display the avatar tongue includes displaying an animation of the avatar tongue retracting into the mouth of the virtual avatar.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein at least one of the animation of the tongue extending from the mouth of the virtual avatar or the animation of the tongue retracting into the mouth of the virtual avatar includes displaying a curving movement of the avatar tongue over one or more teeth of the virtual avatar.

37. The method of claim 31, wherein:

the avatar tongue moves in accordance with a physics model; and

a degree of movement of the avatar tongue increases based on an increasing amount of the tongue extended from a mouth of the virtual avatar.

38. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

detecting movement of a second facial feature to a first position; and

in response to detecting the movement of the second facial feature to the first position;

in accordance with a determination that the avatar tongue is not displayed, modifying a first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature; and

in accordance with a determination that the avatar tongue is displayed based on meeting the respective criteria, damping movement of the first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein:

the second facial feature is a mouth of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the mouth of the user is closed; and

the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein:

the second facial feature is a bottom lip of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the bottom lip of the user is extended; and

the first avatar feature is a bottom lip of the avatar.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein:

the second facial feature is an upper lip and bottom lip of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the upper lip and bottom lip of the user are puckered; and

the first avatar feature is an upper lip and bottom lip of the avatar.

42. The method of claim 38, wherein:

the second facial feature is a mouth of the user;

the first position of the second facial feature corresponds to a position in which the mouth of the user is closing; and

the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth.

43. The method of claim 31, wherein the avatar tongue has a visual effect that changes in response to modifying a position of the avatar tongue.

44. The method of claim 31, wherein displaying the avatar tongue includes:

detecting a position of a third facial feature;

in accordance with a determination that the third facial feature has a first position, displaying the avatar tongue having a first shape; and

in accordance with a determination that the third facial feature has a second position different from the first position, displaying the avatar tongue having a second shape different from the first shape.

45. The method of claim 31, wherein:

detecting movement of the first facial feature includes detecting movement of the first facial feature relative to a second facial feature;

the movement of the first facial feature has a magnitude;

displaying the avatar tongue and modifying the position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature includes;

moving a first avatar feature that corresponds to the first facial feature relative to a second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature, and

displaying the avatar tongue and modifying the position of the avatar tongue relative to the second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature; and

forgoing displaying the avatar tongue includes moving the first avatar feature that corresponds to the first facial feature relative to the second avatar feature that corresponds to the second facial feature by an amount that is determined based on the magnitude of the movement of the first facial feature without displaying the avatar tongue.