Patent ID: 7015934
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An actually shot image displaying apparatus comprising: a first displaying portion at which an actually shot image is displayed; a voice information obtainer for obtaining voice information; an image creator for creating an animated face image which expresses appearances of speech by a person by means of deforming a two-dimensional face model or a three-dimensional face model in accordance with the obtained voice information; and a second displaying portion at which a plurality of animated face images are displayed and laid out as an auxiliary image including the animated face image which expresses appearances of speech by a person, the plurality of animated face images correspond to persons in the actually shot image, wherein the first displaying portion and second displaying portion are arranged on a same display screen, and the animated face image, which expresses appearances of speech by a person and corresponds to a person who is speaking, is displayed distinctively from the other animated face images; and when a person without an associated face model Mp registered is included in those who are to be displayed, a texture extracted from a main image may be pasted to a standard model to thereby create a face model of this person.