Patents by Inventor Stephan KOZAK

Stephan KOZAK 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).

  • Animation of avatar facial gestures
    Patent number: 11436782
    Abstract: Example systems, methods, and instructions to be executed by a processor for the animation of realistic facial performances of avatars are provided. Such an example system includes a memory to store a facial gesture model of a subject head derived from a photogrammetric scan of the subject head, and a video of a face of the subject head delivering a facial performance. The system further includes a processor to generate a dynamic texture map that combines the video of the face of the subject head delivering the facial performance with a static portion of the facial gesture model of the subject head, apply the dynamic texture map to the facial gesture model, and animate the facial gesture model of the subject head to emulate the facial performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CREAM DIGITAL INC.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Tristan Cezair, Stephan Kozak
  • ANIMATION OF AVATAR FACIAL GESTURES
    Publication number: 20220108514
    Abstract: Example systems, methods, and instructions to be executed by a processor for the animation of realistic facial performances of avatars are provided. Such an example system includes a memory to store a facial gesture model of a subject head derived from a photogrammetric scan of the subject head, and a video of a face of the subject head delivering a facial performance. The system further includes a processor to generate a dynamic texture map that combines the video of the face of the subject head delivering the facial performance with a static portion of the facial gesture model of the subject head, apply the dynamic texture map to the facial gesture model, and animate the facial gesture model of the subject head to emulate the facial performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew MACDONALD, Tristan CEZAIR, Stephan KOZAK