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US 2013/0088513 A1Published application
Fun Videos and Fun Photos
AssigneeArcSoft, Inc.
InventorHui Deng
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Abstract
A method for a computing device to provide a video includes receiving one or more selections of one or more animated facial effects to be applied to a face in a photo, automatically detecting the face in the photo, generating the video by applying the one or more selected animated facial effects to the face, displaying the video, and saving the video or a frame of the video.
Claims14
1:
- A method for a computing device to provide a video, comprising:
- receiving one or more selections of one or more animated facial effects to be applied to a face in a photo;
- automatically detecting, by a processor, the face in the photo;
- generating, by the processor, the video by applying the one or more selected animated facial effects to the face;
- displaying the video;
- and
- saving the video or a frame of the video.
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2:
- The method of claim 1, wherein applying the one or more selected animated facial effects comprises performing each selected animated facial effect gradually over multiple frames to create an animated effect.
3:
- The method of claim 2, wherein generating the video comprises:
- detecting, by the processor, facial feature points on the face;
- and
- applying the one or more selected animated facial effects to the face based on the facial feature points on the face.
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4:
- The method of claim 1, further comprising:
- displaying a storyboard for setting a sequence of the one or more selected animated facial effects;
- and
- receiving the sequence of the one or more selected animated facial effects, wherein generating the video comprises applying the one or more selected animated facial effects in the sequence to the face.
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5:
- The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an advertisement.
6:
- The method of claim 5, further comprising downloading an additional animated facial effect from a server computer over a computer network.
7:
- The method of claim 6, wherein the advertisement is displayed during downloading the additional animated facial effect.
8:
- A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for a processor to provide a video, the instructions comprising:
- receiving one or more selections of one or more animated facial effects to be applied to a face in a photo;
- automatically detecting the face in the photo;
- generating the video by applying the one or more selected animated facial effects to the face;
- displaying the video;
- and
- saving the video or a final frame of the video.
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9:
- The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein applying the one or more selected animated facial effects comprises performing each selected animated facial effect gradually over multiple frames to create an animated effect.
10:
- The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein generate the video comprises:
- detecting, by the processor, facial feature points on the face;
- and
- applying the one or more selected animated facial effects to the face based on the facial feature points on the face.
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11:
- The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further comprise:
- displaying a storyboard for setting a sequence of the one or more selected animated facial effects;
- and
- receiving the sequence of the one or more selected animated facial effects, wherein generating the video comprises applying the one or more selected animated facial effects in the sequence to the face.
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12:
- The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further comprise displaying an advertisement.
13:
- The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the instructions further comprise downloading an additional animated facial effect from a server computer over a computer network.
14:
- The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the advertisement is displayed during downloading the additional animated facial effect.