Method and apparatus for generating an avatar

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9245369
APP PUB NO 20130106867A1
SERIAL NO

13808619

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Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for creating an avatar. The method for creating an avatar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving information on an appearance of an object to be created into an avatar; generating avatar appearance type metadata using the information on the appearance; creating the avatar using the avatar appearance type metadata, wherein the avatar appearance type metadata include at least one of skin information, hair information, nails information, and teeth information. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention can create the avatar capable of facilitating the differentiation with another avatar while more approximating the reality, by adding more detailed data in addition to the data for the existing appearance so as to generate the avatar.

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ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTI161 GAJEONG-DONG YUSEONG-GU DAEJEON 305-350

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choi, Byoung tae Daejeon, KR 25 287
Jeong, Il kwon Daejeon, KR 38 202
Joo, Sang hyun Daejeon, KR 27 114

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