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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Alex A. Kipman, Duvall, WA (US);
Kathryn Stone Perez, Shoreline, WA (US);
Mark J. Finocchio, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryan Michael Geiss, San Jose, CA (US);
Kudo Tsunoda, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex A. Kipman, Duvall, WA (US);
Kathryn Stone Perez, Shoreline, WA (US);
Mark J. Finocchio, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryan Michael Geiss, San Jose, CA (US);
Kudo Tsunoda, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. The depth image may include a human target that may have, for example, a portion thereof non-visible or occluded. For example, a user may be turned such that a body part may not be visible to the device, may have one or more body parts partially outside a field of view of the device, may have a body part or a portion of a body part behind another body part or object, or the like such that the human target associated with the user may also have a portion body part or a body part non-visible or occluded in the depth image. A position or location of the non-visible or occluded portion or body part of the human target associated with the user may then be estimated.