Augmented facial animation
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1. A system for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression, the system comprising:
- an image capture device to capture a series of images of a face; and
a processor to;
detect a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images;
determine the alternative avatar expression is mapped to a subset of facial expressions of the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression is an exaggerated expression beyond capabilities of a human to express on a face; and
animate an avatar using the alternative avatar expression and a sequence of avatar expressions based on the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression and the sequence of avatar expressions are used concurrently to animate the avatar.
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Abstract
Examples of systems and methods for augmented facial animation are generally described herein. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression may include capturing a series of images of a face, and detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images. The method may include determining an alternative avatar expression mapped to the sequence of facial expressions, and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression, the system comprising:
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an image capture device to capture a series of images of a face; and a processor to; detect a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images; determine the alternative avatar expression is mapped to a subset of facial expressions of the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression is an exaggerated expression beyond capabilities of a human to express on a face; and animate an avatar using the alternative avatar expression and a sequence of avatar expressions based on the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression and the sequence of avatar expressions are used concurrently to animate the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for mapping a facial expression to an alternative avatar expression, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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capture a series of images of a face; detect a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images; determine the alternative avatar expression is mapped to a subset of facial expressions of the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression is an exaggerated expression beyond capabilities of a human to express on a face; and animate an avatar using the alternative avatar expression and a sequence of avatar expressions based on the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression and the sequence of avatar expressions are used substantially concurrently to animate the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression, the method comprising:
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capturing a series of images of a face; detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images; determining the alternative avatar expression is mapped to a subset of facial expressions of the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression is an exaggerated expression beyond capabilities of a human to express on a face; and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression and a sequence of avatar expressions based on the sequence of facial expressions, wherein the alternative avatar expression and the sequence of avatar expressions are used concurrently to animate the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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