Method and system for modeling subjects from a depth map
US8639020B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for modeling and tracking a subject using image depth data includes locating the subject's trunk in the image depth data and creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the subject's trunk. Further, the method includes locating the subject's head in the image depth data and creating a 3D model of the subject's head. The 3D models of the subject's head and trunk can be exploited by removing pixels from the image depth data corresponding to the trunk and the head of the subject, and the remaining image depth data can then be used to locate and track an extremity of the subject.
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