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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kathryn Stone Perez, Shoreline, WA (US);
Alex Kipman, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicholas D. Burton, Hermington, GB;
Andrew Wilson, Ashby de la Zouch, GB;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Using facial recognition and gesture/body posture recognition techniques, a system can naturally convey the emotions and attitudes of a user via the user's visual representation. Techniques may comprise customizing a visual representation of a user based on detectable characteristics, deducting a user's temperament from the detectable characteristics, and applying attributes indicative of the temperament to the visual representation in real time. Techniques may also comprise processing changes to the user's characteristics in the physical space and updating the visual representation in real time. For example, the system may track a user's facial expressions and body movements to identify a temperament and then apply attributes indicative of that temperament to the visual representation. Thus, a visual representation of a user, which may be, for example, an avatar or fanciful character, can reflect the user's expressions and moods in real time.