Roberta Ford Smith

US Patent:

20100085363, Apr 8, 2010

Filed:

Mar 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/400778

Inventors:

Shawn A. Smith - Los Angeles CA, US
Roberta Jean Smith - Santa Monica CA, US
Peter Gately - Santa Barbara CA, US
Nicolas Antczak - Sherman Oaks CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 13/00

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

A system and method for creating, distributing, and viewing photo-realistic talking head based multimedia content over a network, comprising a server and a variety of communication devices, including cell phones and other portable wireless devices, and a software suite, that enables users to communicate with each other through creation, use, and sharing of multimedia content, including photo-realistic talking head animations combined with text, audio, photo, and video content. Content is uploaded to at least one remote server, and accessed via a broad range of devices, such as cell phones, desktop computers, laptop computers, personal digital assistants, and cellular smartphones. Shows comprising the content may be viewed with a media player in various environments, such as internet social networking sites and chat rooms via a web browser application, or applications integrated into the operating systems of the digital devices, and distributed via the internet, cellular wireless networks, and other suitable networks.