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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
Zicheng Liu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Zhengyou Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles E. Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael F. Cohen, Seattle, WA (US);
Zicheng Liu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Zhengyou Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles E. Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael F. Cohen, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a technique for creating a 3D face model using images obtained from an inexpensive camera associated with a general-purpose computer. Two still images of the user are captured, and two video sequences. The user is asked to identify five facial features, which are used to calculate a mask and to perform fitting operations. Based on a comparison of the still images, deformation vectors are applied to a neutral face model to create the 3D model. The video sequences are used to create a texture map. The process of creating the texture map references the previously obtained 3D model to determine poses of the sequential video images.