ANIMATED MESSAGING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more devices, a user selection of a picture that contains an object of a character to be animated for an animated message;
receiving, by the one or more devices, one or more designations of areas within the picture to correspond to one or more human facial features for the character associated with the object;
receiving, by the one or more devices, a textual message;
receiving, by the one or more devices, one or more user selections of one or more animation codes that identify one or more animations to be performed by the one or more human facial features designated within the picture;
receiving, by the one or more devices, an encoding of the textual message and the one or more animation codes;
generating, by the one or more devices, the animated message based on the picture, the one or more designations of the one or more human facial features, and the one or more animation codes; and
sending, by the one or more devices, the animated message to a recipient.
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Abstract
A method performed by one or more devices includes receiving a user selection of a picture that contains an object of a character to be animated for an animated message and receiving one or more designations of areas within the picture to correspond to one or more human facial features for the character associated with the object. The method further includes receiving a textual message; receiving one or more user selections of one or more animation codes that identify animations to be performed by the one or more human facial features designated within the picture, and receiving an encoding of the textual message and the one or more animation codes. The method further includes generating the animated message based on the picture, the one or more designations of the one or more human facial features, and the one or more animation codes, and sending the animated message to a recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more devices, a user selection of a picture that contains an object of a character to be animated for an animated message; receiving, by the one or more devices, one or more designations of areas within the picture to correspond to one or more human facial features for the character associated with the object; receiving, by the one or more devices, a textual message; receiving, by the one or more devices, one or more user selections of one or more animation codes that identify one or more animations to be performed by the one or more human facial features designated within the picture; receiving, by the one or more devices, an encoding of the textual message and the one or more animation codes; generating, by the one or more devices, the animated message based on the picture, the one or more designations of the one or more human facial features, and the one or more animation codes; and sending, by the one or more devices, the animated message to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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one or more memories to store instructions; and one or more processors to execute the instructions in the one or more memories to; receive a user selection of a picture containing a character to be animated; receive designations of regions of the picture that are to correspond to facial features to be animated; receive a textual message that includes animation codes, the animation codes indicating animations to be performed by the regions of the picture that correspond to the facial features; generate an animated message based on the textual message that includes the animation codes and the picture; and send the animated message to another user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium storing instructions for:
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receiving a request for creating an animated message having a character that is animated; receiving a user selection of a picture to be animated; identifying areas of the picture to be animated, where the areas correspond to facial features including eyes, mouth and head; receiving a textual message that includes a user selection of animation codes, the animation codes indicating facial feature animations to be performed by the identified areas of the picture; and generating the animated message based on the received textual message that includes the animation codes and the picture. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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