Abstract: An avatar communication system can enable display on a local user device of an avatar image corresponding to a remote user. The avatar image can be generated using an avatar model and expression data. The expression data can be extracted from image data of the remote user acquired by a remote device. The local user device can be configured to display or provide communication data received from the remote device, together with the avatar image. The image data used to generate the avatar image can be obtained contemporaneously with the communication data or may be associated with the communication data. The expression data and the communication data can be obtained through the same channel, or through separate channels. The local user device can generate expression data of the local user and provide the expression data to the remote device, together with communication data of the local user.

Abstract: An avatar communication system can enable display on a local user device of an avatar image corresponding to a remote user. The avatar image can be generated using an avatar model and expression data. The expression data can be extracted from image data of the remote user acquired by a remote device. The local user device can be configured to display or provide communication data received from the remote device, together with the avatar image. The image data used to generate the avatar image can be obtained contemporaneously with the communication data or may be associated with the communication data. The expression data and the communication data can be obtained through the same channel, or through separate channels. The local user device can generate expression data of the local user and provide the expression data to the remote device, together with communication data of the local user.

Abstract: An avatar communication system can enable display on a local user device of an avatar image corresponding to a remote user. The avatar image can be generated using an avatar model and expression data. The expression data can be extracted from image data of the remote user acquired by a remote device. The local user device can be configured to display or provide communication data received from the remote device, together with the avatar image. The image data used to generate the avatar image can be obtained contemporaneously with the communication data or may be associated with the communication data. The expression data and the communication data can be obtained through the same channel, or through separate channels. The local user device can generate expression data of the local user and provide the expression data to the remote device, together with communication data of the local user.