Method and system for immersing face images into a video sequence
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of input images;
extracting one or more facial images from the plurality of input images using a computer system;
generating, at the computer system, demographic classifications using the plurality of input images;
replacing at least one replaceable actor image in a video sequence with at least one of the plurality of input images based on the demographic classifications; and
creating a movie based on the replaced at least one replaceable actor image.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for immersing facial images of people captured automatically from an image or a sequence of images into a live video playback sequence. This method allows viewers to perceive a participation in the viewed “movie” segment. A format is defined for storing the video such that this live playback of the video sequence is possible. A plurality of Computer Vision algorithms in the invention processes a plurality of input image sequences from the means for capturing images, which is pointed at the users in the vicinity of the system and performs the head detection and tracking. The interaction in the invention can be performed either in real-time or off-line depending on the embodiment of the invention in an uncontrolled background.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of input images; extracting one or more facial images from the plurality of input images using a computer system; generating, at the computer system, demographic classifications using the plurality of input images; replacing at least one replaceable actor image in a video sequence with at least one of the plurality of input images based on the demographic classifications; and creating a movie based on the replaced at least one replaceable actor image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for capturing a plurality of input images; means for extracting one or more facial images from the plurality of input images; means for generating demographic classifications using the plurality of input images; means for replacing at least one replaceable actor image in a video sequence with at least one of the plurality of input images based on the demographic classifications; and means for creating a movie based on the replaced at least one replaceable actor image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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