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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Colopl, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuaki Sawaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
COLOPL, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06K 9/00281 (2013.01); G06K 9/00315 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06T 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes defining a virtual space, wherein the virtual space comprises a first avatar object associated with a first user. The method further includes detecting a motion of a portion of a face of the first user. The method further includes generating face data representing the detected motion of the portion of the face. The method further includes modifying the face data to change a magnitude of the detected motion of the portion of the face. The method further includes controlling a face of the first avatar object based on the face data or the modified face data.