Patents by Inventor Arun Kandoor

Arun Kandoor 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).

  • PUPPETEERING A REMOTE AVATAR BY FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
    Publication number: 20240127523
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first facial framework and a first captured image of a face. The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh of facial information. The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar. The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Puppeteering remote avatar by facial expressions
    Patent number: 11887235
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first facial framework and a first captured image of a face. The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh of facial information. The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar. The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Puppeteering Remote Avatar by Facial Expressions
    Publication number: 20230088308
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first facial framework and a first captured image of a face. The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh of facial information. The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar. The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower
  • Puppeteering remote avatar by facial expressions
    Patent number: 11538211
    Abstract: A method (300) includes receiving a first facial framework (144a) and a first captured image (130a) of a face (20). The first facial framework corresponds to the face at a first frame and includes a first facial mesh (142a) of facial information (140). The method also includes projecting the first captured image onto the first facial framework and determining a facial texture (212) corresponding to the face based on the projected first captured image. The method also includes receiving a second facial framework (144b) at a second frame that includes a second facial mesh (142b) of facial information and updating the facial texture based on the received second facial framework. The method also includes displaying the updated facial texture as a three-dimensional avatar (160). The three-dimensional avatar corresponds to a virtual representation of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tarek Hefny, Nicholas Reiter, Brandon Young, Arun Kandoor, Dillon Cower