Wei Hu
6 Papers
275 Citations
Wei Hu is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Facial expression & Rendering (computer graphics). The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Patent
Avatar facial expression techniques
Yangzhou Du,Xiaofeng Tong,Wei Hu,Yimin Zhang +3 more
- 11 Apr 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, a method and apparatus for capturing and representing 3D wireframe, color and shading of facial expressions are provided, wherein the method includes the following steps: storing a plurality of feature data sequences, each of the feature data sequence corresponding to one of the plurality of facial facial expressions; and retrieving one of these sequences based on user facial feature data; and mapping the retrieved feature datasequence to an avatar face.
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System and method for avatar management and selection
Wenlong Li,Xiaofeng Tong,Yangzhou Du,Wei Hu,Yimin Zhang +4 more
- 09 Apr 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, a system is configured to allow a user to select a new avatar during active communication with a remote user by detecting a face in the image, extracting features from the face, converting the facial features to avatar parameters, and transmitting at least one of the avatar selection or avatar parameters.
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System and method for avatar creation and synchronization
Wenlong Li,Xiaofeng Tong,Yangzhou Du,Wei Hu,Yimin Zhang +4 more
- 06 Sep 2012
TL;DR: In this article, a video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars is presented, where a method may include initiating communication between a first user device and a remote user device, receiving selection of a new avatar to represent a user of the first user devices, identifying a new file for the new avatar in an avatar database associated with the first users, determining that the new file is not present in a remote avatar database, and transmitting the new avatars file to the remote avatar file in response to determining that it is not in the database.
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Adaptive facial expression calibration
Yangzhou Du,Wenlong Li,Wei Hu,Xiaofeng Tong,Yimin Zhang +4 more
- 14 Mar 2013
TL;DR: In this article, a real-time facial expression of a user is captured on a realtime image of the user and the computing device applies the facial comparison data to the realtime facial measurement data to generate modified expression data, which is used to generate an avatar with a facial expression corresponding with the user's.
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System and method for avatar generation, rendering and animation
Xiaofeng Tong,Wenlong Li,Yangzhou Du,Wei Hu,Jianguo Li,Yimin Zhang +5 more
- 09 Apr 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, a video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars is presented, which allows generation, rendering and animation of a two-dimensional (2D) avatar of a user's face.
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