| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to an image composition apparatus and method for video communication terminals, which combine various characters, with a face image acquired by a camera, thus allowing a user' s face, which expresses an emotional state or which is adorned with various characters, to be displayed on the video communication terminal of the other party of a call. The image composition apparatus includes a gravity center location unit (140) for locating a center of gravity of a skin region in a camera image. An image composition unit (145) generates a primary composite image by searching the camera image for a change region on a basis of the center of gravity and replacing the change region with a prepared character image, and generates a secondary composite image by searching the primary composite image for a return region and replacing the return region with the camera image.</p> |
