SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING ANIMATED ENTITIES FOR USE IN A MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A system for delivering a multi-media message having a personal animated entity from a sender to a recipient, the system comprising:
- a processor;
a module configured to control the processor to receive an image file from a sender, wherein the image file includes marked facial features for creating a personal animated entity;
a module configured to present a preview of the personal animated entity to the sender; and
a module configured to, upon approval of the preview from the sender, deliver a multi-media message to a recipient including the personal animated entity as a sender-selectable personal animated entity.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for delivering a multi-media message having a personal animated entity from a sender to a recipient, the system comprising:
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a processor; a module configured to control the processor to receive an image file from a sender, wherein the image file includes marked facial features for creating a personal animated entity; a module configured to present a preview of the personal animated entity to the sender; and a module configured to, upon approval of the preview from the sender, deliver a multi-media message to a recipient including the personal animated entity as a sender-selectable personal animated entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to deliver a multi-media message having a personal animated entity from a sender to a recipient, the instructions comprising
receiving an image file from a sender, wherein the image file includes marked facial features for creating a personal animated entity; -
presenting a preview of the personal animated entity to the sender; and upon approval of the preview from the sender, delivering a multi-media message to a recipient including the personal animated entity as a sender-selectable personal animated entity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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