System and Methods of Generating User Facial Expression Library for Messaging and Social Networking Applications

摘要

Embodiments are provided that utilize images of users to represent true or personalized emotions for the users in messaging or social networking applications. A library of user facial expression images is generated for this purpose, and made accessible to messaging or social networking applications, such as on a smartphone or other user devices. The images of facial expressions include face photographs of the user that convey emotions or expressions of the user, such as a happy face or a sad face. An embodiment method includes detecting an image accessible by an electronic device, determining whether the image shows a face of the user and whether the image shows a facial expression expressed by the face of the user, adding the image to a library of facial expressions of the user in accordance with the determining step, and sending a message including the image as an emoticon.

主权项

1. A method performed by an electronic device associated with a user comprising:
detecting an image accessible by the electronic device; determining whether the image shows a face of the user and whether the image shows a facial expression expressed by the face of the user; adding the image to a library of facial expressions of the user in accordance with the determining step; and sending a message including, as an emoticon, the image from the library.