Personalized Avatar Generation via Head Feature Matching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional avatar generation methods in video processing technology lack personalization, resulting in similar and unengaging avatars, which negatively impact user experience in applications like animation and live broadcasting.

Innovation Solution

An avatar generating method that collects a frame image of a target object, acquires an avatar model based on the image, and renders a personalized avatar by matching the features of the target object's head parts, allowing for dynamic presentation and modification, and associating user information for personalized experiences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If general templates are used to provide avatars, then the avatar generation process is simple and fast, but the avatars lack personalization and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveavatar generation processVSAvoidavatar personalization
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the avatar generation process into multiple components: template selection, feature extraction from user images, and personalized customization options. This allows the system to maintain the efficiency of template-based generation while adding personalization layers without completely redesigning the avatar creation workflow

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adapts the avatar generation process by adjusting the level of personalization based on user input. Users can provide images or select features to customize their avatars, making the originally static template system dynamic and adaptable to individual preferences while maintaining operational simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If personalized avatar generation is implemented, then user experience and avatar uniqueness improve, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveavatar personalizationVSAvoidavatar generation system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal avatar generation system that can handle multiple input types (templates, user images, feature selections) through a single integrated platform. This multi-functional approach allows personalized avatar creation without requiring separate complex systems for each method, managing complexity through consolidation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that manages the complexity of personalized avatar generation. This intermediary layer handles feature extraction, template matching, and customization logic, shielding users from the underlying complexity while enabling personalized avatar creation through simple interactions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If feature extraction and avatar model acquisition are performed, then avatar similarity to target object improves, but processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveavatar similarityVSAvoidavatar generation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and storing avatar templates and feature sets before actual avatar generation. This allows the system to quickly match extracted user features with pre-prepared templates, achieving high similarity without requiring extensive real-time computation, thus reducing generation time while maintaining precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12190407B2Virtual image generation method, device, terminal and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.01.07 DOUYIN VISION CO LTD
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AI summary

An avatar generating method and device, a terminal and a storage medium are provided. The avatar model corresponding to the target object is acquired by collecting a frame image of the target object, and the avatar of the target object is rendered based on the avatar model. The similarity between each part of a head of the avatar model and a corresponding part of a head of the target object meets a similarity condition, so that the avatar is generated based the feature of each part of the head of the target object, and different target objects correspond to different avatars.