Patent Document ID: 8180175
Application ID: 13044745
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, from an image a person, points that define a boundary around the person's face; selecting two or more different points that define the boundary of the cheeks on one side of the face, and two or more different points that define the boundary of the chin on the one side of the face; determining a single deformation factor (w i — cheek) for all the selected points that define the boundary of the cheeks on the one side of the face using a first equation; determining a single deformation factor (w i — chin) for all the selected points that define the boundary of the chin on the one side of the face using a second equation, where the second equation is different from the first equation; determining, for each of the selected points, a respective non-zero deformation vector ({right arrow over (v)} d — cheek , {right arrow over (v)} d — chin ) based at least (1) on a weight value factor (A) that specifies the extent to which the face is to be thinned or fattened, (2) on the single deformation factor (w i — cheek) or the single deformation factor (w i — chin) for the selected point, and (3) on a scale factor (s) that influences the respective non-zero deformation vector ({right arrow over (v)} d — cheek , {right arrow over (v)} d — chin ), wherein the scale factor (s) is (i) based on a size of the person's head, and (ii) calculated by dividing a width of the face by an adjustable parameter (B); applying the respective non-zero deformation vector ({right arrow over (v)}d d — cheek , {right arrow over (v)} d — chin ) to each selected point to generate a face mesh of relocated points; and generating a reshaped image of the person's face using the face mesh.