Patent ID: 7953260

Claim:
A method performed by one or more processing devices, comprising: storing, in memory and for first subjects, first three-dimensional (3D) data identifying movement of soft tissue of a face in response to movement of underlying bone; and predicting, using at least some of the first 3D data movement of soft tissue of a face of a second subject over time in response to movement of underlying bone, the first subjects and the second subject comprising different people; wherein predicting movement of the soft tissue of the face of the second subject is performed by the one or more processing devices and comprises: generating a graphical model of the second subject using second 3D data for soft tissue and underlying bone of the second subject, the graphical model simulating the soft tissue and the underlying bone for the second subject to thereby display simulated soft tissue and simulated underlying bone; moving the simulated underlying bone on the graphical model; and displaying, via the graphical model, movement of the simulated soft tissue in response to movement of the simulated underlying bone, the at least some of first 3D data being used to predict movement of the simulated soft tissue for the second subject, wherein the graphical model is displayed via a computer.