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Facial gesture driven animation of non-facial features

  • US 10,540,800 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2017
  • Issued: 01/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing device to:

  • receive a plurality of images from a camera, at least one of the plurality of images including an image of a face of a user;

    detect a facial expression of the face of the user using the at least one of the plurality of images;

    responsive to receipt of a user input selection to enter a body animation mode, identify an avatar body animation based on the facial expression of the user, wherein the identified avatar body animation includes animation of one or more avatar body parts other than a face of the avatar; and

    trigger animation of at least an arm or a leg of an avatar based on the identified avatar body animation, wherein the avatar corresponds to the user.

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