Snapchat's next trick could be adding facial recognition to Bitmoji

It looks like Snapchat is working on a new feature that uses facial recognition to automatically create Bitmoji.

A new patent application made public Thursday, but filed by the company last March, describes a process that uses facial recognition tech for "automated avatar generation." 

The patent details a process that would allow the company to use smartphone cameras to detect parts of users' faces and automatically fill in other characteristics, such as hair style, skin color, eye shape, and other facial features based on the data it collects.  Read more...