Creating a customized avatar that reflects a user's distinguishable attributes
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsScott T. Jones, Michael A. Paolini
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Abstract
A capture system captures detectable attributes of a user. A differential system compares the detectable attributes with a normalized model of attributes, wherein the normalized model of attributes characterize normal representative attribute values across a sample of a plurality of users and generates differential attributes representing the differences between the detectable attributes and the normalized model of attributes. Multiple separate avatar creator systems receive the differential attributes and each apply the differential attributes to different base avatars to create custom avatars which reflect a selection of the detectable attributes of the user which are distinguishable from the normalized model of attributes.
Claims16
A method for creating a computer-implemented avatar, comprising:
- capturing a plurality of detectable attributes of a user;
- comparing said plurality of detectable attributes with a normalized model of attributes, wherein the normalized model of attributes characterize normal representative attribute values for a particular attribute as samples across a plurality of users;
- outputting at least one differential attribute representing the difference between the plurality of detectable attributes and the normalized model of attributes from a differential system to an avatar creator system;
- customizing an appearance of at least one avatar by the avatar creator system by adjusting at least one adjustable attribute of a base avatar definition by the at least one differential attribute, wherein the customized avatar reflects a selection of the plurality of detectable attributes of the user which are distinguishable from the normalized model of attributes as applied to the base avatar definition;
- graphically distinguishing the customized portion of the appearance of the at least one avatar as applied to the base avatar definition by displaying an additional graphic attribute comprising a distinguishable color applied only to the customized portions of the at least one avatar reflecting the at least one differential attribute.
A system for creating a computer-implemented avatar, comprising:
- a capture system comprising at least one first processor connected to a first memory for capturing a plurality of detectable attributes of a user;
- a differential system comprising at least one second processor connected to a second memory for comparing the plurality of detectable attributes with a normalized model of attributes, wherein the normalized model of attributes characterize normal representative attribute values for a particular attribute as sampled across a plurality of users and for outputting at least one differential attribute representing the difference between the plurality of detectable attributes and the normalized model of attributes from a differential system to an avatar creator system;
- the avatar creator system comprising at least one third processor connected to a third memory for customizing an appearance of at least one avatar by adjusting at least one adjustable attribute of a base avatar definition by the at least one differential attribute, wherein the customized avatar reflects a selection of the plurality of detectable attributes of the user which are distinguishable from the normalized model of attributes as applied to the base avatar definition, and for graphically distinguishing the customized portions of the appearance of the at least one avatar as applied to the base avatar definition by displaying an additional graphical attribute comprising a distinguishable color applied only to the customized portions of the at least one avatar reflecting the at least one differential attribute.
A program product comprising a non-transitory storage type computer-readable medium including a computer-readable program for creating a computer-implemented avatar, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- capture a plurality of detectable attributes of a user;
- compare the plurality of detectable attributes with a normalized model of attributes, wherein the normalized model of attributes characterize normal representative attribute values for a particular attribute as sampled across a plurality of users;
- outputting at least one differential attribute representing the difference between the plurality of detectable attributes and the normalized model of attributes from a differential system to an avatar creator system;
- customize an appearance of at least one avatar by the avatar creator system by adjusting at least one adjustable attribute of a base avatar definition by the at least one differential attribute, wherein the customized avatar reflects a selection of the plurality of detectable attributes of the user which are distinguishable from the normalized model of attributes as applied to the base avatar definition;
- graphically distinguishing the customized portions of the appearance of the at least one avatar as applied to the base avatar definition by displaying an additional graphical attribute comprising a distinguishable color applied only to the customized portions of the at least one avatar reflecting the at least one differential attribute.
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