Patent ID: 11969543
Assignee: PRESENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A  G  F | IPC A  H

Claim 14:
15. A method comprising:
during a setup period:
accessing a target image of a first user;
accessing a first facial expression container;
generating a first set of face model coefficients;
transforming the first facial expression container, and the first set of face model coefficients into a target synthetic face image according to a synthetic face generator;
adjusting the first set of face model coefficients to reduce differences between the target synthetic face image and a target face detected in the target image; and
generating a first face model, associated with the first user, based on the first set of face model coefficients that have been adjusted; and

during an operating period:
accessing a first video feed depicting the first user;
generating a first feed of facial expression containers representing a first feed of action units based on first facial expressions detected in the first video feed;
receiving a first command from the first user to modify facial expressions based on a target facial expression;
based on the first command, modifying the first feed of action units, according to the target facial expression;
transforming the first feed of facial expression containers and the first face model into a first feed of synthetic face images according to the synthetic face generator; and
rendering the first feed of synthetic face images.