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Abstract

A system is provided for generating animated self-portraits of a user that depict lifelike simulated behaviors under computer control. A processor controlled camera captures a plurality of self-portrait photographs of a user, each photograph depicting the user in one a plurality of different facial poses, for example different facial angles, eye-gaze directions, and facial expressions. An image database stores the photographs indexed with respect to the particular facial pose depicted. Processor implemented software routines access the image database such that a plurality of particular sequences of indexed photographs is selected and displayed in rapid succession. An animated self-portrait is therefore displayed that depicts a particular simulated facial behavior associated with each particular sequence. By sequencing the images appropriately, the animated self-portrait of a user is made to appear to look around in various directions, nod, yawn, speak or sing along with computer generated vocalizations, wink, blink, and vary facial expressions.

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