Tracking groups of users in motion capture system
US7961174B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8023
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a motion capture system, a unitary input is provided to an application based on detected movement and/or location of a group of people. Audio information from the group can also be used as an input. The application can provide real-time feedback to the person or group via a display and audio output. The group can control the movement of an avatar in a virtual space based on the movement of each person in the group, such as in a steering or balancing game. To avoid a discontinuous or confusing output by the application, missing data can be generated for a person who is occluded or partially out of the field of view. A wait time can be set for activating a new person and deactivating a currently-active person. The wait time can be adaptive based on a first detected position or a last detected position of the person.
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