Patents by Inventor Yevgeniy V. Dzhurinskiy

Yevgeniy V. Dzhurinskiy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for generating facial animation values based on a combination of visual and audio information
    Patent number: 6940454
    Abstract: Facial animation values are generated using a sequence of facial image frames and synchronously captured audio data of a speaking actor. In the technique, a plurality of visual-facial-animation values are provided based on tracking of facial features in the sequence of facial image frames of the speaking actor, and a plurality of audio-facial-animation values are provided based on visemes detected using the synchronously captured audio voice data of the speaking actor. The plurality of visual facial animation values and the plurality of audio facial animation values are combined to generate output facial animation values for use in facial animation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Nevengineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Paetzold, Ulrich F. Buddemeier, Yevgeniy V. Dzhurinskiy, Karin M. Derlich, Hartmut Neven
  • Method and system for generating facial animation values based on a combination of visual and audio information
    Publication number: 20020118195
    Abstract: Facial animation values are generated using a sequence of facial image frames and synchronously captured audio data of a speaking actor. In the technique, a plurality of visual-facial-animation values are provided based on tracking of facial features in the sequence of facial image frames of the speaking actor, and a plurality of audio-facial-animation values are provided based on visemes detected using the synchronously captured audio voice data of the speaking actor. The plurality of visual facial animation values and the plurality of audio facial animation values are combined to generate output facial animation values for use in facial animation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Frank Paetzold, Ulrich F. Buddemeier, Yevgeniy V. Dzhurinskiy, Karin M. Derlich, Hartmut Neven