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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenta Ishihara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06V 10/762 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/1128 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06V 10/762 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); A61B 2576/00 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01);
Abstract
A posture estimation apparatus includes: a position calculation unit that calculates, for each joint of each of persons detected from image data, a provisional reference position of the person, based on a position of the joint and a displacement from the joint to a site serving as a reference for the person; and a posture estimation unit that determines a person to which the joint belongs based on the provisional reference position calculated for each joint detected.