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Visuable telephone terminal

A videophone and terminal technology, applied in image data processing, animation production, 3D image processing, etc., can solve problems such as inability to express emotions or feelings, and achieve the effect of increasing entertainment value

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-02
PANASONIC CORP
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[0008] However, the conventional technology only provides a direct reflection of the user's facial expressions and head movement changes on the avatar, and the facial expressions and movements of the avatar cannot express emotions or feelings that are not transmitted along with the voice.

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[0031] According to the first embodiment, during a video conference using an avatar, when the user performs a predetermined operation with the keyboard 115 shown in FIG. A screen in which the appearance of the avatar is changed or a completely different screen.

[0032] To change the appearance of the avatar, the size of each feature of the avatar's face, or the size of the entire face can be changed, or patterns expressing emotions can be added, for example, vertical lines can be added to the avatar's eyes, or Cheek color changed to red. Surprise can be shown by making only the avatar's eyes larger than normal, and anger can be shown by making the entire face larger than normal and turning red.

[0033] Completely different screens available are the screens for the exclamation point (!) and the question mark (?), where the exclamation point is used for compliments and the question mark (?) for doubts.

[0034] As another available picture, a picture showing a thumbs up gest...

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[0038] According to the second embodiment, during the video conference using the avatar, the operation mode can be switched to the pending mode. When the pending mode is canceled, the avatar is restored and redisplayed on the screen accompanied by a melodious tone. This happens when the operation mode is pending mode, the user presses the pending mode button on the keyboard 115 in FIG. 3, the central processing unit 119 detects the pressing operation and cancels the pending mode. Or when the feature points extracted by the video processor 103 from the picture taken by the camera 101 in the pending mode correspond to the feature points of the users who participated in the conversation before entering the pending mode, and the central processing unit 109 cancels the pending mode. of.

[0039] At the same time, the central processing unit 119 runs a predetermined program, reads the data of the melodious tone from the memory 117, and displays the avatar displayed before entering ...

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[0042] According to the third embodiment, at the end of the video conference using the avatar, according to the button selected by the user on the keyboard 115 in FIG. 3 , a predetermined picture of the avatar disappearing from the screen is displayed, and the line is interrupted. For example, the predetermined frame is a frame where the avatar disappears from the screen holding flowers, or a frame where the pressure applied to the head of the avatar squeezes the avatar.

[0043] It should be noted that the feelings of the other party provided by the user vary depending on the content of the screen. Therefore, if the user is happy with the meeting, at the end of the meeting, the user can press a predetermined button to present a picture of the avatar holding flowers and disappearing from the screen. On the other hand, if the user has no particular reaction to the session, at the end of the session, the user can press another button that presents a picture of the pressure appli...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a videophone terminal by which the emotions and impressions of a user can be transmitted to and easily understood by a co-communicant. when a user performs a predetermined operation or when an audio processor identifies a predetermined keyword in the speech of the user, a picture of a virtual character is modified, or a completely different picture is displayed. To modify the picture of the virtual character, the size of each part of the face or the whole face is changed, or a pattern expressing an emotion is added thereto. And when a pending mode is released, the virtual character is recovered and displayed on the screen while a melody is played. At the end of a video conversation, in accordance with the user's selection, a picture indicating that the virtual character disappears from the screen is displayed before disconnecting the line.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a videophone terminal, which can transmit user's emotions and feelings, so that the calling party can understand more easily. Background technique [0002] In a videophone system composed of a plurality of videophone terminals and a network, the picture and voice obtained by the videophone terminal are transmitted to the terminal of the other party through the network. Therefore, when the user and the caller have a long-distance conversation, the user can see the face of the caller at the same time. Since the speaking parties can see and hear each other during the conversation, not only the speaking party's language is transmitted audibly, but also his or her appearance is visually represented, which allows for a more realistic, higher-level communication process. [0003] However, some users do not want to send their screen to the other party's terminal, and some users do not think it is interesting to look at their own scree...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N7/14G06T15/70
CPCG06T13/80
Inventor 松尾英明牧野崇弘山田文彦西村真羽田哲
Owner PANASONIC CORP