METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN AVATAR ANIMATION TRANSFORM USING A NEUTRAL FACE IMAGE - Patent 1436781

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EP 1 436 781 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/29

(21)	Application number: 01959816.8

(22)	Date of filing: 24.07.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06T 17/00, G06T 15/70

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/041397

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/009040 (31.01.2002 Gazette 2002/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

(71)	Applicant: Eyematic Interfaces, Inc.
	Inglewood, CA 90301 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	NOCERA, Luciano, Pasquale, Agostino Los Angeles, CA 90025 (US) NEVEN, Hartmut Santa Monica, CA 90405 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dunlop, Hugh Christopher
	R G C Jenkins & Co.26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN AVATAR ANIMATION TRANSFORM USING A NEUTRAL FACE IMAGE