Emoji recording and sending
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsGuillaume Pierre André BARLIER, Sebastian BAUER, Aurelio GUZMAN, Nicolas SCAPEL, Giancarlo YERKES
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to generating and modifying virtual avatars. An electronic device having a camera and a display apparatus displays a virtual avatar that changes appearance in response to changes in a face in a field of view of the camera. In response to detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face in the field of view of the camera, the electronic device modifies one or more features of the virtual avatar.
Claims19
An electronic device, comprising:
- one or more cameras;
- a display apparatus;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, wherein the virtual avatar includes:
- a first avatar feature reactive to changes in a first physical feature of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras and a second physical feature of the face within the field of view of the one or more cameras, and
- a second avatar feature;
- while displaying, via the display apparatus, the virtual avatar, detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face within the field of view of the one or more cameras;
- in accordance with a determination that the changes include a change in the first physical feature:
- modifying the first avatar feature of the virtual avatar based on the change in the first physical feature, and
- forgoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the change in the first physical feature;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the changes include a change in the second physical feature:
- modifying the first avatar feature based on the change in the second physical feature, and
- forgoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the change in the second physical feature.
A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device having one or more cameras and a display apparatus:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, wherein the virtual avatar includes:
- a first avatar feature reactive to changes in a first physical feature of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras and a second physical feature of the face within the field of view of the one or more cameras, and
- a second avatar feature;
- while displaying, via the display apparatus, the virtual avatar, detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face within the field of view of the one or more cameras;
- in accordance with a determination that the changes include a change in the first physical feature:
- modifying the first avatar feature of the virtual avatar based on the change in the first physical feature, and
- forgoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the change in the first physical feature;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the changes include a change in the second physical feature:
- modifying the first avatar feature based on the change in the second physical feature, and
- forgoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the change in the second physical feature.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with one or more cameras and a display apparatus, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, wherein the virtual avatar includes:
- a first avatar feature reactive to changes in a first physical feature of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras and a second physical feature of the face within the field of view of the one or more cameras, and
- a second avatar feature;
- while displaying, via the display apparatus, the virtual avatar, detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face within the field of view of the one or more cameras;
- in accordance with a determination that the changes include a change in the first physical feature:
- modifying the first avatar feature of the virtual avatar based on the change in the first physical feature, and
- forgoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the change in the first physical feature;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the changes include a change in the second physical feature:
- modifying the first avatar feature based on the change in the second physical feature, and
- forgoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the change in the second physical feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.