US Patent Application 18314604. Method for Facial Animation simplified abstract
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Method for Facial Animation
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Inventor(s)
Sofien Bouaziz of Lausanne (CH)
Method for Facial Animation - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18314604 Titled 'Method for Facial Animation'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a method for animating a digital character based on the facial expressions of a user. The process involves obtaining a 2D image and 3D depth map of the user's face, determining expression parameters for a user-specific expression model that represents the user's facial expression, using these parameters and a sequence of predefined animation parameters to animate a digital character, and ultimately making the digital character mimic the user's facial expressions.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of animating a digital character according to facial expressions of a user, comprising the steps of, (a) obtaining a 2D image and 3D depth map of the face of the user, (b) determining expression parameters for a user expression model so that a facial expression of the user-specific expression model represents the face of the user shown in the 2D image and 3D depth map (c) using the expression parameters and an animation prior to determine animation parameters usable to animate a digital character, wherein the animation prior is a sequence of animation parameters which represent predefined animations of a digital character (d) using the animation parameters to animate a digital character so that the digital character mimics the face of the user.
