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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Alex Tremain Nelson, Portland, OR (US);
Cédric Bray, Vincennes, FR;
Thomas Goossens, Paris, FR;
Rudolph Van Der Merwe, Portland, OR (US);
Richard E. Crandall, Portland, OR (US);
Bertrand Serlet, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alex Tremain Nelson, Portland, OR (US);
Cédric Bray, Vincennes, FR;
Thomas Goossens, Paris, FR;
Rudolph van der Merwe, Portland, OR (US);
Richard E. Crandall, Portland, OR (US);
Bertrand Serlet, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional ('3D') avatar can be automatically created that resembles the physical appearance of an individual captured in one or more input images or video frames. The avatar can be further customized by the individual in an editing environment and used in various applications, including but not limited to gaming, social networking and video conferencing.