IP Library Patent Application 19124293
Patent Application
App. No. 19/124,293

EXPRESSION GENERATING DEVICE, EXPRESSION GENERATING METHOD AND EXPRESSION GENERATING PROGRAM

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19/124,293
Abstract

An expression generation device includes a memory and processing circuitry configured to acquire, as processing targets, a face feature related to a face image of a person and a brainwave of the person, estimate an expression feature of the acquired brainwave by using a first model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between a brainwave and an expression feature related to an expression image, which is an image representing an expression, and generate a face image with an expression by using the face feature and the estimated expression feature.

Claims (19)

1 . An expression generation device comprising:

a memory; and

processing circuitry configured to:

acquire, as processing targets, a face feature related to a face image of a person and a brainwave of the person;

estimate an expression feature of the acquired brainwave by using a first model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between a brainwave and an expression feature related to an expression image, which is an image representing an expression; and

generate a face image with an expression by using the face feature and the estimated expression feature.

2 . The expression generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform learning on the first model.

3 . The expression generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to estimate an internal-state feature of the acquired brainwave by using a second model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between a brainwave and an internal-state feature related to an internal state representing an emotion state, and estimate an expression feature of the acquired brainwave by using a third model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between an internal-state feature related to an internal state and an expression feature related to an expression image in the internal state.

4 . The expression generation device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform learning on the second model and the third model.

5 . The expression generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to estimate an action-unit feature of the acquired brainwave by using a fourth model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between a brainwave and an action-unit feature related to an action unit representing movements of facial muscles when expressing the expression, and estimate an expression feature based on the estimated action-unit feature.

6 . The expression generation device according to claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform learning on the fourth model.

7 . An expression generation method executed by an expression generation device, the expression generation method comprising:

acquiring, as processing targets, a face feature related to a face image of a person and a brainwave of the person;

estimating an expression feature of the acquired brainwave by using a first model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between a brainwave and an expression feature related to an expression image, which is an image representing an expression; and

generating a face image with an expression by using the face feature and the estimated expression feature.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein an expression generation program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

acquiring, as processing targets, a face feature related to a face image of a person and a brainwave of the person;

estimating an expression feature of the acquired brainwave by using a first model obtained by performing learning on a relationship between a brainwave and an expression feature related to an expression image, which is an image representing an expression; and

generating a face image with an expression by using the face feature and the estimated expression feature.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 20, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072556/0180 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SHIMIZU, SHINYA; OTA, AIRI; NAKANE, AI; NAKAMURA, TAKAO
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070942/0042 →