Patent ID: 9325936
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method 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, wherein the 3D mesh model updates are represented as at least one of a) changes to relative vertex positions of the 3D mesh model calculated from the detected position changes of the first device user, and b) selected blend shape coefficients or other enumeration of one or more selected blend shapes; 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.