SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION USING INTERACTIVE AVATAR
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Abstract
A video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include selecting an avatar, initiating communication, capturing an image, detecting a face in the image, determining facial characteristics from the face, including eye movement and eyelid movement of a user indicative of direction of user gaze and blinking, respectively, converting the facial features to avatar parameters, and transmitting at least one of the avatar selection or avatar parameters.
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44 Claims
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23. A system for interactive avatar communication between a first user device and a remote user device, said system comprising:
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a camera configured to capture images; a communication module configured to initiate and establish communication between said first and said remote user devices and to transmit and receive information between said first and said remote user devices; and one or more storage mediums having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations comprising; selecting an avatar; initiating communication; capturing an image; detecting a face in said image; determining facial characteristics from said face, said facial characteristics comprising at least one of eye movement and eyelid movement; converting said facial characteristics to avatar parameters; and transmitting at least one of said avatar selection and avatar parameters. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for interactive avatar communication between a first user device and a remote user device, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication module configured to initiate and establish communication between said first and said remote user devices; an avatar selection module configured to allow a user to select an avatar for use during said communication; a face detection module configured to detect a facial region in an image of said user and to detect and identify one or more facial characteristics of said face, said facial characteristics comprising at least one of eye movement and eyelid movement of said user; and an avatar control module configured to convert said facial characteristics to avatar parameters; wherein said communication module is configured to transmit at least one of said avatar selection and avatar parameters. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for interactive avatar communication, said method comprising:
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selecting an avatar; initiating communication; capturing an image; detecting a face in said image; determining facial characteristics from said face, said facial characteristics comprising at least one of eye movement and eyelid movement; converting said facial characteristics to avatar parameters; and transmitting at least one of said avatar selection or avatar parameters. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. At least one computer accessible medium storing instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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selecting an avatar; initiating communication; capturing an image; detecting a face in said image; determining facial characteristics from said face, said facial characteristics comprising at least one of eye movement and eyelid movement; converting said facial characteristics to avatar parameters; and transmitting at least one of said avatar selection or avatar parameters.
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Specification