PHOTO REALISTIC TALKING HEAD CREATION, CONTENT CREATION, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

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 a remote server, and accessed via a broad range of devices, such as cell phones, desktop computers, laptop computers and personal digital assistants. 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.