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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Samsung Electronics, Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Schuyler Cullen, San Jose, CA (US);
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments for visual communication between a first device and a second device, comprising: using data from a camera system to create a 3D mesh model of a first device user, wherein the 3D mesh model is made available for storage on the second device for subsequent display on the second device; during the visual communication session between the first device and the second device, receiving sensor data from a sensor array, including image data capturing changing facial expressions and motion of the first device user; using the image data to determine 3D mesh model updates; transmitting the 3D mesh model updates to the second device for the second device to update display of the 3D mesh model of the first device user; and receiving from the second device for display on the first device at least one of a 2D video stream or updates to a 3D mesh model of a second device user.