Image integration, mapping and linking system and methodology

A system for integrating a user image into a predefined image source to provide a video presentation output, comprising:

• means for providing a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the video presentation output;
• means for selecting an image portion of the video presentation output as a selected portion for user image associative integration,
• means for analyzing the video presentation output associated with the selected portion;
• means for integrating selected ones of the predetermined set of visual images of the user image with the selected image portion responsive to the analyzing;
• and
• means for providing a modified presentation output wherein the selected ones of the predetermined set of visual images of the user image is associated with and integrated into the selected image portion in the video presentation output.

A system for integrating an image from a secondary source into a predefined image source, comprising:

• means for providing a presentation output from the predefined image source;
• means for providing a predetermined set of visual images as a user image from the secondary source;
• and
• means for providing a presentation architecture having means that integrate and utilize selected ones of the predetermined set of visual images for use in the presentation of the user image from the secondary source to participate with defined associative actions in the presentation output as an extra actor.

A method of integrating an image from a secondary source into a predefined image source, comprising:

• providing a presentation output from the predefined image source;
• providing a predetermined set of visual images as a user image from the secondary source;
• selecting at least one of the predetermined set of visual images as a selected user image;
• and
• integrating the selected user image to participate with defined associative actions in the presentation output as an extra actor.

A method of integration of an image from a secondary source and a predefined image source into a modified video presentation output, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a presentation output from the predefined image source;
• providing a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the video presentation output of a user image from the secondary source;
• and
• providing a presentation that integrates and utilizes selected ones of the predetermined set of visual images of the user image from the secondary source for use in the video presentation output to participate with defined associative actions in the presentation output as an extra actor.

A system for creation and storage of user image signals, for integration into an image presentation, the system comprising:

• apparatus for generating user image signals for a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in image presentation;
• and
• apparatus for formatting the user image signals and storing the formatted user image signals as digital data in the storage apparatus;
• apparatus providing display signals for a display presentation comprising a plurality of background images comprised of a recognizable video presentation;
• and,
• apparatus for mapping the user image signals for different ones of the selected ones of the predetermined set of visual images with each of the respective ones of the background images of the video presentation;
• wherein selected ones of the predetermined set of visual images are integrated into the recognizable video presentation at respective positions within the respective ones of the background images and respective pose characteristics uniquely associated with the respective ones of the background images, to provide for an integrated video presentation.

A system, comprising:

• a source of a first video image signal representative of a plurality of background images of which at least two of which are comprised of at least one common predetermined character therewithin having a recognizable video presentation within the background images;
• a source of a user image signal representative of a user image;
• means for selecting one predetermined character as a selected predetermined character within the respective background images;
• means for mapping the user image to the selected predetermined character;
• apparatus for providing an integrated video output wherein the user image appears integrated into the respective background images in place of the respective recognizable video presentation for the selected character responsive to the mapping of the selected predetermined character to the user image signal.

A method of generating a visual presentation comprising:

• representing a user video presentation as a plurality of user image signals;
• representing a video presentation as video presentation signals wherein the video signals are representative of a plurality of background images of which at least two of which are comprised of a common character function therewithin having a recognizable video presentation within the background images;
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• integrating the video signals and the user image signals to integrate the respective user presentation for the user image signal into the recognizable video presentation having the respective selected character therewithin to provide an integrated video presentation output.

A method of providing a visual display presentation comprising:

• providing digitized image data representative of multiple visual images of at least a portion of a person;
• providing ancillary data representative of a display presentation of ancillary attributes;
• selecting one of a plurality of image integration options for selectively mapping and linking the display presentation for respective ones of the image data and the ancillary data;
• integrating the respective image data and the respective ancillary data responsive to the selected image integration option to modify the display presentation with the ancillary attributes, to provide modified image data;
• integrating the modified image data into at least one of a movie, a video game, and an animation;
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• providing the visual display presentation responsive to the modified image data.