Static and dynamic video calling avatars
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsLee N. Goodman, Elliot G. Eichen
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Abstract
A communication device may include logic configured to detect a request to initiate a video call by the user of the communication device; select an avatar for the video call, wherein the avatar corresponds to an image selected by the user to be used as a replacement for a video stream for video calls associated with the user; determine a facial expression associated with the user of the communication device; select an avatar facial expression for the selected avatar, based on the determined facial expression; and incorporate the selected avatar facial expression into a video stream associated with the video call.
Claims20
A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the computer device, a request to initiate a video call from a first user to a second user;
- requesting, by the computer device, a first avatar for the first user from a video avatar system;
- receiving, by the computer device, the first avatar from the video avatar system, wherein the first avatar corresponds to an image selected by the first user to be used as a replacement for a video stream for video calls associated with the first user;
- and
- incorporating, by the computer device, the first avatar into a video stream to the second user.
A method, performed by a communication device, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the communication device, a request to initiate a video call by the user of the communication device;
- selecting, by the communication device, an avatar for the video call, wherein the avatar corresponds to an image selected by the user to be used as a replacement for a video stream for video calls associated with the user;
- determining, by the communication device, a facial expression associated with the user of the communication device;
- selecting, by the communication device, an avatar facial expression for the selected avatar, based on the determined facial expression;
- and
- incorporating, by the communication device, the selected avatar facial expression into a video stream associated with the video call.
A communication device comprising:
- logic configured to:
- detect a request to initiate a video call by the user of the communication device;
- select an avatar for the video call, wherein the avatar corresponds to an image selected by the user to be used as a replacement for a video stream for video calls associated with the user;
- determine a facial expression associated with the user of the communication device;
- select an avatar facial expression for the selected avatar, based on the determined facial expression;
- and
- incorporate the selected avatar facial expression into a video stream associated with the video call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.