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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Igor S. Ramos, Round Rock, TX (US);

Angelo Danducci, II, Austin, TX (US);

Stefan A. G. van Der Stockt, Austin, TX (US);

Marc Dickenson, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 5/005 (2013.01); H04N 5/23232 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for enhancing a facial image of a user in real time by digital generation of a portion of a facial image using artificial intelligence (AI) during a video conference with a plurality of participants. The method and system including receiving a digital image of a first portion of a user's face in real time from a camera viewing the first portion of the user's face. The camera is unable to view the second portion of the user's face. The method and system includes improving resolution and/or digitally completing the second portion of the user's facial image, using an AI system. The improving resolution including, receiving the digital image at the AI system which includes a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). The method and system includes generating, in real time, a complete enhanced digital facial image of the user's face using the GAN.


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