Patent ID: 7643671

Claim:
A processor-implemented method of processing an image of a face, the method comprising: receiving a two dimensional facial image, the facial image having been captured from a viewpoint; combining the two dimensional facial image and a standard three dimensional facial image to create a modified three dimensional facial image; adjusting an orientation of the modified three dimensional facial image with respect to said viewpoint; and with respect to said viewpoint, rendering a two dimensional image from the adjusted three-dimensional facial image, wherein combining, adjusting and rendering are performed by a processor system and wherein combining includes: performing a sequence of steps involving: combining the two dimensional facial image and standard three dimensional facial image to create a first intermediate three dimensional facial image; rendering a first intermediate two dimensional facial image based upon the first intermediate three dimensional facial image; and comparing the first intermediate two dimensional facial image to the two dimensional facial image; and after performing said sequence of steps, modifying the first intermediate three dimensional facial image based upon results from performing said sequence of steps.