Avaworks, Incorporated

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Peter Gately

Michael C Cheiky

Shawn B Smith

A do-it-yourself photo realistic talking head creation system comprising: a template; handheld device comprising display and video camera having an image output signal of a subject; a computer having a mixer program for mixing the template and image output signal of the subject into a composite image, and an output signal representational of the composite image; a computer adapted to communicate the composite image signal to the display for display to the subject as a composite image; the display and the video camera adapted to allow the video camera to collect the image of the subject, the subject to view the composite image, and the subject to align the image of the subject with the template; storage means having an input for receiving the output signal of the video camera representational of the collected image of the subject and storing the image of the subject substantially aligned with the template.

Do-It-Yourself photo realistic talking head creation system and method

A do-it-yourself photo realistic talking head creation system and method comprising: a template; a video camera having an image output signal of a subject; a computer having a mixer program for mixing the template and image output signal of the subject into a composite image, and an output signal representational of the composite image; a computer adapted to communicate the composite image signal thereto the monitor for display thereto the subject as a composite image; the monitor and the video camera adapted to allow the video camera to collect the image of the subject therethrough and the subject to view the composite image and the subject to align the image of the subject therewith the template; storage means having an input for receiving the output signal of the video camera representational of the collected image of the subject, and storing the image of the subject substantially aligned therewith the template.

Do-it-yourself photo realistic talking head creation system and method

A photo realistic talking head creation system and method comprising: a template; a video camera having an image output signal of a subject; a mixer for mixing the template and the image output signal of the subject into a composite image, and an output signal representational of the composite image; a prompter having a partially reflecting mirror therebetween the video camera and the subject, an input for receiving the output signal of the mixer representational of the composite image, the partially reflecting mirror adapted to allow the video camera to collect the image of the subject therethrough and the subject to view the composite image and to align the image of the subject therewith the template; storage means having an input for receiving the output image signal of the video camera representational of the collected image of the subject, and storing the image of the subject substantially aligned therewith the template.

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Peter Gately