System and method for avatar management and selection
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsWENLONG LI, XIAOFENG TONG, YANGZHOU DU, WEI HU, YIMIN ZHANG
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Abstract
A video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include selecting an avatar, initiating communication, capturing an image, detecting a face in the image, extracting features from the face, converting the facial features to avatar parameters, and transmitting at least one of the avatar selection or avatar parameters. The system is configured to allow a user to select a new avatar during active communication with a remote user.
Claims21
1-32. (canceled)
A system for avatar management and selection during active communication between a first user device and a remote user device, said system comprising:
- a first user device configured to capture user input, said first user device comprising:
- a communication module configured to transmit information to and receive information from said remote user device;
- one or more storage mediums having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations comprising:
- initiating communication between said first user device and said remote user device;
- identifying said user input;
- identifying an avatar selection command based on said user input, said avatar selection command comprising selecting an avatar file from an avatar database during active communication between said first user device and said remote user device;
- transmitting identifying data corresponding to said selected avatar file to said remote user device, said data;
- and
- receiving a signal from said remote user device indicating an avatar file stored in an avatar database of said remote user device matches said selected avatar file.
A method for avatar management and selection during active communication between a first user device and a remote user device, said method comprising:
- initiating communication from a first user device to said remote user device, said first user device configured to capture user input;
- identifying, by said first user device, said user input;
- identifying, by said first user device, an avatar selection command based on said user input, said avatar selection command comprising selecting an avatar file from an avatar database during active communication between said first user device and said remote user device;
- transmitting, by said first user device, identifying data corresponding to said selected avatar file to said remote user device;
- and
- receiving, by said first user device, a signal from said remote user device indicating an avatar file stored in an avatar database of said remote user device matches said avatar selection.
The method of claim 44, further comprising:
- receiving, by said remote user device, said avatar selection from said first user device;
- and
- identifying, by said remote user device, a matching avatar file stored in said avatar database having identifying data matching said identifying data of said selected avatar file.
The method of claim 45, wherein identifying a matching avatar comprises comparing said identifying data of said selected avatar file with identifying data of at least one avatar file of said avatar database of said remote user device.
At least one computer accessible medium storing instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
- initiating communication from a first user device to said remote user device, said first user device configured to capture user input;
- identifying, by said first user device, said user input;
- identifying, by said first user device, an avatar selection command based on said user input, said avatar selection command comprising selecting an avatar file from an avatar database during active communication between said first user device and said remote user device;
- transmitting, by said first user device, identifying data corresponding to said selected avatar file to said remote user device;
- and
- receiving, by said first user device, a signal from said remote user device indicating an avatar file stored in an avatar database of said remote user device matches said avatar selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.