Patent ID: 9577969
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G11B,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for generating an electronic message, the electronic message having the appearance of an individual performing with a musical artist, the method comprising: receiving, at an electronic message generation system having one or more processors, a selection of a video segment from a user, the video segment comprising: receiving from the user, at the electronic message generation system, an image of the individual's face to overlay onto a facial area of the character; verifying, with the electronic message generation system, the image of the individual's face includes at least a pair of eyes and a mouth, is not tilted, does not have closed eyes, has a closed mouth; if the image of the individual's face does not include at least a pair of eyes and a mouth, is tilted, does have closed eyes, or has an open mouth, sending, from the electronic message generation system, a notification to the user of a specific problem with the image; receiving from the user, a recording of the individual signing the song; if the image of the individual's face does include at least a pair of eyes and a mouth, is not tilted, does not have closed eyes, and has a close mouth, generating, with the electronic message generation system, the electronic message from the video segment, wherein generating the electronic message comprises: