公开(公告)号：US20180060550A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US14911390

申请日：2015-03-28

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Wenlong LI ,  Xiaolu SHEN ,  Lidan ZHANG ,  Jose E. LORENZO ,  Qiang LI ,  Steven HOLMES ,  Xiaofeng TONG ,  Yangzhou DU ,  Mary SMILEY ,  Alok MISHRA

IPC: G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/36 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: A mechanism is described to facilitate gesture matching according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes selecting a gesture from a database during an authentication phase, translating the selected gesture into an animated avatar, displaying the avatar, prompting a user to perform the selected gesture, capturing a real-time image of the user and comparing the gesture performed by the user in the captured image to the selected gesture to determine whether there is a match.

公开(公告)号：US20170324968A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15661539

申请日：2017-07-27

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Zhichong CHEN ,  Jinfeng ZHOU ,  Jianbin HE ,  Liu YANG ,  Qiang LI

IPC: H04N19/433 ,  H04N19/51

CPC classification number: H04N19/433 ,  H04N19/51

Abstract: The invention provides a video codec. In one embodiment, the video codec is coupled to an outer memory storing a reference frame, and comprises an interface circuit, an in-chip memory, a motion estimation circuit, and a controller. The interface circuit obtains in-chip data from the reference frame stored in the outer memory. The in-chip memory stores the in-chip data. The motion estimation circuit retrieves search window data from the in-chip data with a search window, and performs a motion estimation process on a current macroblock according to the search-window data. The controller shifts the location of the search window when the current macroblock is shifted, marks a macroblock shifted out from the search window as an empty macroblock, and controls the interface circuit to obtain an updated macroblock for replacing the empty macroblock in the in-chip memory from the reference frame stored in the outer memory.

公开(公告)号：US20170302942A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15584572

申请日：2017-05-02

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Zhichong CHEN ,  Jinfeng ZHOU ,  Jianbin HE ,  Liu YANG ,  Qiang LI

IPC: H04N19/433 ,  H04N19/51

CPC classification number: H04N19/433 ,  H04N19/51

Abstract: The invention provides a video codec. In one embodiment, the video codec is coupled to an outer memory storing a reference frame, and comprises an interface circuit, an in-chip memory, a motion estimation circuit, and a controller. The interface circuit obtains in-chip data from the reference frame stored in the outer memory. The in-chip memory stores the in-chip data. The motion estimation circuit retrieves search window data from the in-chip data with a search window, and performs a motion estimation process on a current macroblock according to the search-window data. The controller shifts the location of the search window when the current macroblock is shifted, marks a macroblock shifted out from the search window as an empty macroblock, and controls the interface circuit to obtain an updated macroblock for replacing the empty macroblock in the in-chip memory from the reference frame stored in the outer memory.

公开(公告)号：US20170039750A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-09

申请号：US14914561

申请日：2015-03-27

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Xiaofeng TONG ,  Qiang LI ,  YangzhouU DU ,  Wenlong LI

IPC: G06T13/20 ,  G10L15/18 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G10L15/02 ,  G06T13/40

CPC classification number: G06T13/205 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T2207/30201 ,  G10L15/02 ,  G10L15/1822 ,  G10L21/10 ,  G10L2015/025 ,  G10L2021/105

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with animating and rendering an avatar are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a facial expression and speech tracker to respectively receive a plurality of image frames and audio of a user, and analyze the image frames and the audio to determine and track facial expressions and speech of the user. The tracker may further select a plurality of blend shapes, including assignment of weights of the blend shapes, for animating the avatar, based on tracked facial expressions or speech of the user. The tracker may select the plurality of blend shapes, including assignment of weights of the blend shapes, based on the tracked speech of the user, when visual conditions for tracking facial expressions of the user are determined to be below a quality threshold. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了与动画和呈现化身相关联的装置，方法和存储介质。 在实施例中，设备可以包括面部表情和语音跟踪器，以分别接收用户的多个图像帧和音频，并且分析图像帧和音频以确定和跟踪用户的面部表情和语音。 跟踪器还可以基于跟踪的用户的面部表情或语音来选择多个混合形状，包括分配混合形状的权重，以便动画化身化身。 当确定用于跟踪用户面部表情的视觉条件低于质量阈值时，跟踪器可以基于用户的跟踪语音来选择多个混合形状，包括分配混合形状的权重。 可以公开和/或要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20230237801A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17923883

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Longwei FANG ,  Qiang LI ,  Wenlong LI ,  Yikai FANG ,  Hang ZHENG

IPC: G06V20/40 ,  G06T7/292 ,  G06V10/26

CPC classification number: G06V20/42 ,  G06T7/292 ,  G06V10/267 ,  G06V2201/07 ,  G06V2201/12

Abstract: Techniques related to performing object or person association or correspondence in multi-view video are discussed. Such techniques include determining correspondences at a particular time instance based on separately optimizing correspondence sub-matrices for distance sub-matrices based on two-way minimum distance pairs between frame pairs, generating and fusing tracklets across time instances, and adjusting correspondence, after such tracklet processing, via elimination of outlier object positions and rearrangement of object correspondence.

公开(公告)号：US20230019957A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17947991

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Wenlong LI ,  Xiaolu SHEN ,  Lidan ZHANG ,  Jose E. LORENZO ,  Qiang LI ,  Steven HOLMES ,  Xiaofeng TONG ,  Yangzhou DU ,  Mary SMILEY ,  Alok MISHRA

IPC: G06F21/32 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/30 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/065 ,  H04W12/68 ,  G06V40/20 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F21/36 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: Example gesture matching mechanisms are disclosed herein. An example machine readable storage device or disc includes instructions that, when executed, cause programmable circuitry to at least: prompt a user to perform gestures to register the user, randomly select at least one of the gestures for authentication of the user, prompt the user to perform the at least one selected gesture, translate the gesture into an animated avatar for display at a display device, the animated avatar including a face, analyze performance of the gesture by the user, and authenticate the user based on the performance of the gesture.

公开(公告)号：US20170251234A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15431505

申请日：2017-02-13

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Yangzhou DU ,  Yurong CHEN ,  Qiang LI ,  Wenlong LI

IPC: H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/2743

CPC classification number: H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/25435 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4854 ,  H04N21/4882

Abstract: Techniques for media quality control may include receiving media information and determining the quality of the media information. The media information may be presented when the quality of the media information meets a quality control threshold. A warning may be generated when the quality of the media information does not meet the quality control threshold. Other embodiments are described and claimed

公开(公告)号：US20160300379A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US14775324

申请日：2014-11-05

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Yangzhou DU ,  Wenlong LI ,  Qiang LI ,  Xiaofeng TONG ,  Tae-Hoon KIM ,  Minje PARK

IPC: G06T13/40 ,  G10L25/48 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06T13/40 ,  G06F17/2785 ,  G06K9/00248 ,  G06K9/00281 ,  G06K9/00308 ,  G06T13/205 ,  G10L25/48

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with creating an avatar video are disclosed herein. In embodiments, the apparatus may one or more facial expression engines, an animation-rendering engine, and a video generator. The one or more facial expression engines may be configured to receive video, voice and/or text inputs, and, in response, generate a plurality of animation messages having facial expression parameters that depict facial expressions for a plurality of avatars based at least in part on the video, voice and/or text inputs received. The animation-rendering engine may be configured to receive the one or more animation messages, and drive a plurality of avatar models, to animate and render the plurality of avatars with the facial expression depicted. The video generator may be configured to capture the animation and rendering of the plurality of avatars, to generate a video. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了与创建头像视频相关联的装置，方法和存储介质。 在实施例中，设备可以是一个或多个面部表情引擎，动画呈现引擎和视频生成器。 一个或多个面部表情引擎可以被配置为接收视频，语音和/或文本输入，并且作为响应，至少部分地生成具有描绘多个化身的面部表情的面部表情参数的多个动画消息 接收到的视频，语音和/或文本输入。 动画呈现引擎可以被配置为接收一个或多个动画消息，并且驱动多个化身模型，以所描绘的面部表情来动画化和呈现多个化身。 视频发生器可以被配置为捕获多个化身的动画和渲染，以产生视频。 可以描述和/或要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20160042548A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14416580

申请日：2014-03-19

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Yangzhou DU ,  Tae-Hoon KIM ,  Wenlong LI ,  Qiang LI ,  Xiaofeng TONG ,  Tao WANG ,  Minje PARK ,  Olivier DUCHENNE ,  Yimin ZHANG ,  Yeongjae CHEON ,  Bongjin JUN ,  Wooju RYU ,  Thomas SACHSON ,  Mary D. SMILEY

IPC: G06T13/40 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06T13/40 ,  G06K9/00308 ,  G06K9/00315 ,  G06K9/00335 ,  G06K2009/4666 ,  G06T7/251 ,  G06T15/005 ,  G06T2200/04 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/30201

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with animating and rendering an avatar are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a facial mesh tracker to receive a plurality of image frames, detect facial action movements of a face and head pose gestures of a head within the plurality of image frames, and output a plurality of facial motion parameters and head pose parameters that depict facial action movements and head pose gestures detected, all in real time, for animation and rendering of an avatar. The facial action movements and head pose gestures may be detected through inter-frame differences for a mouth and an eye, or the head, based on pixel sampling of the image frames. The facial action movements may include opening or closing of a mouth, and blinking of an eye. The head pose gestures may include head rotation such as pitch, yaw, roll, and head movement along horizontal and vertical direction, and the head comes closer or goes farther from the camera. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了与动画和呈现化身相关联的装置，方法和存储介质。 在实施例中，装置可以包括面部网格跟踪器，用于接收多个图像帧，检测多个图像帧内的头部的脸部和头部姿势手势的面部动作运动，并且输出多个面部运动参数和头部 构成参数，其描绘了所有实时检测到的面部动作动作和头部姿势手势，用于动画和呈现头像。 基于图像帧的像素采样，可以通过口和眼或头部的帧间差异来检测面部动作运动和头部姿势手势。 面部动作动作可以包括开口或闭合嘴，以及眼睛的眨眼。 头部姿势手势可以包括水平和垂直方向的头部旋转，例如俯仰，偏航，滚动和头部移动，并且头部靠近或离开相机更远。 可以描述和/或要求保护其他实施例。