公开(公告)号：US10452896B1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15697208

申请日：2017-09-06

Applicant: Apple, Inc.

Inventor： Thibaut Weise ,  Sofien Bouaziz ,  Atulit Kumar ,  Sarah Amsellem

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T13/40

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for creating avatars from image data of a person. According to these techniques, spatial facial attributes of a subject may be measured from an image representing the subject. The measured facial attributes may be matching to a three-dimensional avatar template. Other attributes of the subject may be identified, such as hair type, hair color, eye color, skin color and the like. For hair type, hair may be generated for the avatar by measuring spatial locations of hair of the subject and the measured hair locations may be compared to locations of hair represented by a plurality of hair templates. A matching hair template may be selected from the plurality of hair templates, which may be used in generating the avatar. An avatar may be generated from the matching avatar template, which may be deformed according to the measured spatial facial attributes, and from the other attributes.

公开(公告)号：US20180089880A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15712683

申请日：2017-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher M. Garrido ,  Brian Amberg ,  David L. Biderman ,  Eric L. Chien ,  Haitao Guo ,  Sarah Amsellem ,  Thibaut Weise ,  Timothy L. Bienz

IPC: G06T13/80 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06T13/80 ,  H04L65/4069 ,  H04L65/601 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/157 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/44245 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N2007/145

Abstract: In an embodiment a method of online video communication is disclosed. An online video communication is established between a source device and a receiving device. The source device captures a live video recording of a sending user. The captured recording is analyzed to identify one or more characteristics of the sending user. The source device then generates avatar data corresponding to the identified characteristics. The avatar data is categorized into a plurality of groups, wherein a first group of the at least two groups comprises avatar data that is more unique to the sending user. Finally, at least the first group of the plurality of groups is transmitted to the receiving device. The transmitted first group of avatar data defines, at least in part, how to animate an avatar that mimics the sending user's one or more physical characteristics.