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Method, medium, and apparatus generating health state based avatars

  • US 9,101,261 B2
  • Filed: 10/12/2005
  • Issued: 08/11/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

  • a state analyzer to receive information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user, analyzes a user'"'"'s health state based on the received information, and outputs plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

    a parameter extractor using the included at least one processing device to receive the health state information, extract from the received health state information respective avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing a health state of each of plural regions of body portions, and implement a formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters; and

    an avatar generator to generate the avatar image by changing visual characteristics of at least one body portion of the avatar based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters,wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, andwherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined first weightings are applied to each of the two or more of the plural state information, as the respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to determine a first parameter of the avatar visualization representation parameters and predetermined second weightings are applied to each of the two or more of the plural state information to determine a second parameter of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

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