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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2013
Softkinetic Software, Brussels, BE;
Laurent Guigues, Brussels, BE;
Olivier Feys, Brussels, BE;
Kevin Simons, Brussels, BE;
Yunshu Hou, Brussels, BE;
Aliaksandr Kamovich, Brussels, BE;
Softkinetic Software, Brussels, BE;
Abstract
Described herein is a method for detecting, identifying and tracking hand, hand parts, and fingers on the hand () of a user within depth images of a three-dimensional scene. Arms of a user are detected, identified, segmented from the background of the depth images, and tracked with respect to time. Hands of the user are identified and tracked and the location and orientation of its parts, including the palm and the fingers () are determined and tracked in order to produce output information enabling gesture interactions.