Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Animation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-27
2008-05-27
Nugyen, Kimbinh T. (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Animation
C345S629000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07379066
ABSTRACT:
In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.
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Andres del Valle Ana Cristina
Civanlar Mehmet Reha
Haffner Patrick
Ostermann Joern
AT&T Corp.
Nugyen Kimbinh T.
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