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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas V. Scapel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexandre R. Moha, Los Altos, CA (US);
Guillaume P. Barlier, San Mateo, CA (US);
Thomas Goossens, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06T 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06T 9/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various customization options are provided for customizing a 3D avatar of a head. Features of the head and assets corresponding to the features can be customized using blend shapes. An amount of storage for the plurality of blend shapes is minimized by determining overlapping blend shapes that can be reused for a plurality of different assets. Further, techniques are provided for dynamic changes to an avatar in accordance with selected features and assets.