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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2012
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Chang Li, Pingtung, TW;
Duan-Li Liao, Taichung, TW;
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for object positioning by using depth images is executed by a hardware processor as following: converting depth information of each of a plurality of pixels in each of one or more depth images into a real world coordinate; based on the real world coordinate, computing a distance of each pixel to an edge in each of a plurality of directions; assigning a weight to the distance of each pixel to each edge; and based on the weight of the distance of each pixel to each edge and a weight limit, selecting one or more extremity positions of an object.