Virtual Facial Expression Training System
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective methods and tools for training and studying facial and body expressions, as well as measuring psychological and physiological reactions to emotional expressions, particularly in fields like sales, psychology, and medical research, and for creating specific emotional expressions in external media.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a virtual face or body on a computer system or communication device, where users can manipulate expressions with a cursor, and the system determines coordinates to match with a database for associated words or phrases, allowing for training, measurement, and display of emotional expressions, including physiological data analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a virtual face or body is used to display facial expressions, then the ability to train and study facial expressions is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a virtual copy of a face or body displayed on a screen to represent and manipulate facial expressions. This virtual copy allows users to interact with and study expressions without requiring complex physical apparatus, thereby improving training effectiveness while managing system complexity through digital representation rather than physical modeling.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual face or body acts as an intermediary between the user and the complex task of analyzing facial expressions. By providing a simplified digital model that can be manipulated with a cursor, the system mediates the training process, making it more accessible while the underlying complexity is hidden in the database and processing systems.
2Measurement precision
If facial expression coordinates are matched with a database, then the precision of expression identification is improved, but the amount of data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-processes and stores facial expression coordinates and associated data in a database before actual use. This preliminary action allows the system to quickly retrieve and match coordinates during operation without performing complex analysis in real-time, thereby maintaining high identification accuracy while reducing processing time during actual expression recognition tasks.
3Measurement precision
If physiological data is collected and analyzed, then the measurement of psychological reactions is improved, but the complexity of data collection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple measurement functions into a unified system that can collect various physiological data (skin temperature, conductivity, brain frequency, pupil size) through a single interface. This multi-functional approach allows comprehensive psychological reaction measurement while managing data collection complexity through consolidation rather than requiring separate specialized devices for each measurement type.
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AI summary
The method is for using a virtual face or body. The virtual face or body is provided on a screen associated with a computer system having a cursor. A user manipulates the virtual face or body with the cursor to show a facial expression. The communication device determines coordinates of the facial expression and frequency ranges of vocal cords or glottis. The communication device searches for facial expression coordinates in a database to match the coordinates and frequency ranges. A word or phrase is identified that is associated with the identified facial expression coordinates. The screen displays the word to the user. The user may also feed a word to the computer system that displays the facial expression associated with the word.