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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Donghwan Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyejin Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Junho An, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Minsheok Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yonggyoo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Junyoung Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chanhee Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wooyong Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jonghoon Won, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a camera, a display, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including capturing an image using a camera of the electronic device for animation of an avatar, the image including at least a part of a face of a user, analyzing, by a processor, a portion of the image including the at least the part of the face to determine whether an entirety of the face is captured within the image, and selecting a primary image or an alternative image for display of the avatar based on the determination, including: displaying the avatar on a display of the electronic device using the alternative image when less than the entirety of the face is captured within the image.