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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Tamir Berliner, Beitr Hashmonay, IL;
Ziv Hendel, Herzlia, IL;
Alexander Shpunt, Petah-tikva, IL;
Jeffrey Danowitz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Dmitri Rais, Ramat-gan, IL;
Oren Mor, Tel Aviv, IL;
Michael Shpigelmacher, New York, NY (US);
Tamir Berliner, Beitr Hashmonay, IL;
Ziv Hendel, Herzlia, IL;
Alexander Shpunt, Petah-tikva, IL;
Jeffrey Danowitz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Dmitri Rais, Ramat-gan, IL;
Oren Mor, Tel Aviv, IL;
Michael Shpigelmacher, New York, NY (US);
Primesense Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a depth map () of a scene containing a body of a humanoid subject (). The depth map includes a matrix of pixels (), each corresponding to a respective location in the scene and having a respective pixel value indicative of a distance from a reference location to the respective location. The depth map is segmented so as to find a contour () of the body. The contour is processed in order to identify a torso () and one or more limbs () of the subject. An input is generated to control an application program running on a computer by analyzing a disposition of at least one of the identified limbs in the depth map.