Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Static and dynamic video calling avatars
- Patent Title (中): 静态和动态视频呼叫化身
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Application No.: US13722493Application Date: 2012-12-20
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Publication No.: US08970656B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Lee N. Goodman , Elliot G. Eichen
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04N7/14
- IPC: H04N7/14 ; H04W4/00 ; H04N7/15
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140176662A1 STATIC AND DYNAMIC VIDEO CALLING AVATARS Public/Granted day:2014-06-26
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