Video communication using subtractive filtering

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• receive a request to establish a live audiovisual streaming session between a first device and a second device;
• determine a level of network connectivity for a network associated with the first device or the second device;
• receive data generated by the first device, wherein the data represents facial expressions of a user in a video captured by the first device, wherein the data is generated by the first device using the video based on:
• a detection of a face or a facial feature of the user in the video;
• and
• an application of one or more subtractive filters on the video using the detected face or facial feature, wherein the one or more subtractive filters are selected based on the level of network connectivity, wherein the data, relative to the video, is reduced in size based on the application of the one or more subtractive filters;
• and
• send the data to the second device with instructions to process the data and display a representation of the user's facial expressions on a display screen associated with the second device.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors and comprising instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to:
• receive a request to establish a live audiovisual streaming session between a first device and a second device;
• determine a level of network connectivity for a network associated with the first device or the second device;
• receive data generated by the first device, wherein the data represents facial expressions of a user in a video captured by the first device, wherein the data is generated by the first device using the video based on:
• a detection of a face or a facial feature of the user in the video;
• and
• an application of one or more subtractive filters on the video using the detected face or facial feature, wherein the one or more subtractive filters are selected based on the level of network connectivity, wherein the data, relative to the video, is reduced in size based on the application of the one or more subtractive filters;
• and
• send the data to the second device with instructions to process the data and display a representation of the user's facial expressions on a display screen associated with the second device.