Avatar keyboard

• Main Authors: LI WENLONG, ZENG FUCEN, LORENZO JOSE ELMER S
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.12.2017
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with the provision of an avatar keyboard to a communication/computing device are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for communicating may comprise one or more processors to execute an application; and a keyboard module coupled with the one or more processor to provide a plurality of keyboards in a corresponding plurality of keyboard modes for inputting to the application, including an avatar keyboard, in an avatar keyboard mode. The avatar keyboard may include a plurality of avatar keys with corresponding avatars that can be dynamically customized or animated based at least in part on facial expressions or head poses of a user, prior to input to the application. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. 本文公开了与向通信/计算装置提供化身键盘相关联的装置、方法和存储介质。在实施例中，种用于通信的设备可以包括：个或多个处理器，用于执行应用；以及键盘模块，与所述个或多个处理器相耦合，用于提供处于相应的多种键盘模式下以便输入到所述应用的多个键盘，包括处于化身键盘模式下的化身键盘。所述化身键盘可以包括具备相应化身的多个化身键，所述化身在输入到所述应用之前可以至少部分地基于用户的面部表情或头部姿态而被动态地定制或动画化。可以公开和/或要求保护其他实施例。