Ulsee Inc.

Cywee Group Limited

Cm Hk Limited

Industrial Technology Research Institute

Bluespace Corporation

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Cyweemotion Hk Limited

Ying-Ko Lu

Zhou Ye

Shun-Nan Liou

Sheng-Wen Jeng

Yi-Chia Hsu

Chin-Lung Lee

Ching-Lin Hsieh

Ming-Jye Tsai

Chih-Ming Chang

Hsin-Wei Hsiao

Zhi-Wei Lian

Wen-Hao Chang

Tigran Tadevosyan

Chin-Lung Li

Shih-Ching Huang

Chin-Lin Hsieh

Yi-Hong Hsu

Pei-Chuan Liu

Shih Wei Liu

Wenxiang Dai

San-Yuan Huang

Yun-Fei Wei

Shan-Nan Liou

Sheng-Weng Jeng

A method and apparatus for performing motion recognition using motion sensor fusion and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: utilizing a plurality of motion sensors of the electronic device to obtain sensor data respectively corresponding to the plurality of motion sensors, the sensor data measured at a device coordinate system of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of motion sensors includes inertial motion sensors; and performing sensor fusion according to the sensor data by converting at least one portion of the sensor data and derivatives of the sensor data into converted data based on a global coordinate system of a user of the electronic device, to perform motion recognition based on the global coordinate system, in order to recognize the user's motion.

Method and apparatus for performing motion recognition using motion sensor fusion, and associated computer program product

An electronic control apparatus including motion sensors is integrated in a portable electronic device to responsively control a media content stored in the portable electronic device, in response to motion sensor signals to flip, zoom, displace images/pages of the media content displayed on a display field of a display thereof. Accordingly, a responsive control method includes the steps of: presetting a first threshold angle; sensing an first rotation angle of the portable electronic device to send out a first rotation sensing signal as a rotation of a yaw, pitch or roll of a portable electronic device detected by a sensing module including motion sensors; and receiving the first rotation sensing signal to calculate and determine whether the first rotation angle is greater than the first threshold angle to responsively control a media content stored in an electronic control apparatus be flipped, zoomed or displaced when the first rotation angle is greater than the first threshold angle.

Electronic control apparatus and method for responsively controlling media content displayed on portable electronic device

Method to create try-on experience wearing virtual 3D eyeglasses is provided using 2D image data of eyeglasses. Virtual 3D eyeglasses are constructed using set of 2D images for eyeglasses. Virtual 3D eyeglasses is configured onto 3D face or head model and being simulated as being fittingly worn by the wearer. Each set of 2D images for eyeglasses includes a pair of 2D lens images, a frontal frame image, and at least one side frame image. Upon detection of a movement of the face and head of wearer in real-time, the 3D face or head model and the configuration and alignment of virtual 3D eyeglasses are modified or adjusted accordingly. Features such as trimming off of portion of the glasses frame, shadow creating and environment mapping are provided to the virtual 3D eyeglasses in response to translation, scaling, and posture changes made to the head and face of the wearer in real-time.

2D image-based 3D glasses virtual try-on system

Method for automatically measuring pupillary distance includes extracting facial features of face image, a head current center indicator is shown/displayed based on facial feature extraction, elliptical frame and target center indicator are shown, a first distance between head current center indicator and target center indicator is calculated to see if below a threshold range, then allowing head current center indicator, elliptical frame and target center indicator to disappear. Card window based on facial tracking result is shown. Credit card band detection is performed to see if located within card window. Card window then disappear. Elliptical frame of moving head and target elliptical frame are shown. Elliptical frame of the moving head is aligned with the target elliptical frame and maintaining a correct head posture. If elliptical frame of moving head is aligned with target elliptical frame, then allow them to disappear from view, and performing a pupillary distance measurement.

Automatic pupillary distance measurement system and measuring method

An image-based object tracking system and an image-based object tracking method are provided. The image-based object tracking system includes an object, a camera, a computing device, and a display device. A color stripe is disposed on the surface of the object. The color stripe divides the surface of the object into a first section and a second section. The camera is configured to capture real-time images of the object. Further, the object tracking algorithm is stored in the computing device. The display device includes a display screen and is electrically connected to the computing device, and the display screen is configured to display the real-time images of the object. By using the image-based object tracking system provided in the invention, the object can be tracked accurately and efficiently without interference with the image of the background.

Image-based object tracking system and image-based object tracking method

A method of 3D morphing driven by facial tracking is provided. First, a 3D model is loaded. After that, facial feature control points and boundary control points are picked up respectively. A configure file 'A.config' including the facial feature control points and boundary control points data that are picked up corresponding to the 3D avatar is saved. Facial tracking algorithm is started, and then 'A.config' is loaded. After that, controlled morphing of a 3D avatar by facial tracking based on &#x201c;A.config&#x201d; is performed in real time by a deformation method having control points. Meanwhile, teeth and tongue tracking of the real-time face image, and scaling, translation and rotation of the real-time 3D avatar image is also provided. In addition, a control point reassignment and reconfiguration method, and a pupil movement detection method is also provided in the method of 3D morphing driven by facial tracking.

Method of 3D model morphing driven by facial tracking and electronic device using the method the same

Method of applying virtual makeup and producing makeover effects to 3D face model driven by facial tracking in real-time includes the steps: capturing static or live facial images of a user; performing facial tracking of facial image, and obtaining tracking points on captured facial image; and producing makeover effects according to tracking points in real time. Virtual makeup can be applied using virtual makeup input tool such as a user's finger sliding over touch panel screen, mouse cursor or an object passing through makeup-allowed area. Makeup-allowed area for producing makeover effects is defined by extracting feature points from facial tracking points and dividing makeup-allowed area into segments and layers; and defining and storing parameters of makeup-allowed area. Virtual visual effects including color series, alpha blending, and/or superposition are capable of being applied. Makeover effect takes into account of lighting condition, facial posture rotation, face size scaling, and face translation, respectively.

Method of virtual makeup achieved by facial tracking

Image-based object tracking system includes at least a controller with two or more color clusters, an input button, a processing unit with a camera, an object tracking algorithm and a display. Camera is configured to capture images of the controller, the processing unit is connected to display to display processed image contents, the controller is directly interacting with displayed processed image content. The controller can have two or three color clusters located on a side surface thereof and two color clusters having concentric circular areas located at a top surface thereof, the color of the first color cluster can be the same as or different from the color of the third color cluster. An object tracking method with or without scale calibration is also provided, which includes color learning and color relearning, image capturing, separating and splitting of the controller and the background, object pairing procedure steps on the controller.

Image-based object tracking system in 3D space using controller having multiple color clusters

A face-tracking method with high accuracy is provided. The face-tracking method includes generating an initial face shape according to the detected face region of an input image and a learned data base, wherein the initial face shape comprises an initial inner shape and an initial outer shape; generating a refined inner shape by refining the initial inner shape according to the input image and the learned data base; and generating a refined outer shape by searching an edge of the refined outer shape from the initial outer shape toward the limit of outer shape.

Face-tracking method with high accuracy

A method of performing facial recognition and tracking of an image captured by an electronic device includes: utilizing a camera of the electronic device to capture an image including at least a face; displaying the image on a display screen of the electronic device; determining a degree of orientation of the electronic device; and adjusting an orientation of scanning lines used to scan the image for performing face detection so that the orientation of the scanning lines corresponds to the orientation of the electronic device.

Orientation correction method for electronic device used to perform facial recognition and electronic device thereof

An operating method of a display device includes controlling a shift of a cursor of a user interface reference frame according to a shift of the pointing device with reference to an initial point in a 3D spatial reference frame; and updating a position of the initial point in the 3D spatial reference frame according to an updating signal. An advantage of the present invention is when the operating range is changed, reference coordinates utilized by the pointing device are appropriately adjusted, so as to lower the affect of offset, allowing the pointing device to be applied in different areas/directions without having the cursor displayed on the display device to incorrectly reflect shift of the pointing device.

Pointing device, operating method thereof and relative multimedia interactive system

A method and an apparatus for providing a motion library, adapted to a service end device to provide a customized motion library supporting recognition of at least one motion pattern for a user end device. At least one sensing component disposed on the user end device is determined. At least one motion group is determined according to the determined sensing components, wherein each motion group comprises at least one motion pattern. The at least one motion pattern is selected and a motion database to is queried to display a list of the motion groups corresponding to the selected motion patterns and the motion groups are selected from the list. The motion patterns belonging to the motion groups are selected to re-compile the customized motion library, which is provided for the user end device, so as to enable the user end device to recognize the selected motion patterns.

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Taoyuan County, Taiwan

Ying-Ko Lu