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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yaron Eshet, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0075 (2013.01); G06T 7/0044 (2013.01); G06T 7/0057 (2013.01); G06T 7/0067 (2013.01); G06T 7/0085 (2013.01); G06T 7/606 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for processing data includes receiving a depth map of a scene containing at least a part of a body of a humanoid form. The depth map includes a matrix of pixels having respective pixel depth values. A digital processor extracts from the depth map a curvature map of the scene. The curvature map includes respective curvature values and curvature orientations of at least some of the pixels in the matrix. The depth map is segmented using the curvature values and curvature orientations in the curvature map so as to extract three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of one or more limbs of the humanoid form.