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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Cha Zhang, Sammamish, WA (US);
Zhengyou Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bernardino Romera Paredes, London, GB;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/212 (2014.01); A63F 13/56 (2014.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/327 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00315 (2013.01); A63F 13/212 (2014.09); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/56 (2014.09); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); A63F 13/327 (2014.09); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01);
Abstract
The description relates to facial tracking. One example can include an orientation structure configured to position the wearable device relative to a user's face. The example can also include a camera secured by the orientation structure parallel to or at a low angle to the user's face to capture images across the user's face. The example can further include a processor configured to receive the images and to map the images to parameters associated with an avatar model.