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Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Llc, San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Rebecca Abel, Longmont, CO (US);

Matthew J. Cioffi, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 17/205 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2021 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for animation. The method including generating a first sub-shape of a first shape that corresponds to a first expression of a face, wherein the first sub-shape corresponds to a first portion of the face. The method including generating a second sub-shape of a second shape that corresponds to a second expression of the face, wherein the second sub-shape corresponds to a second portion of the face. The method including modifying the first sub-shape. The method including generating a combined shape by combining the first sub-shape that is modified and the second sub-shape using an editing application. The method includes applying a correction to the combined shape to align relative portions of the combined shape with the first shape or the second shape.


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