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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2013
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, London, GB;
Thomas Lucas-Woodley, London, GB;
Nicholas Andrew Lord, London, GB;
William Oliver Sykes, London, GB;
Adrien Bain, London, GB;
Abstract
A method of book leaf tracking comprises receiving a video image comprising a book, estimating the current position and orientation of the book within the video image in response to a fiduciary marker of the book visible in the image, estimating the visibility of one or more predetermined features of the book, calculating a range of leaf turning angles that is consistent with the detected visibility of the or each predetermined feature of the book for the estimated current position and orientation of the book, and estimating the angle of a turning leaf of the book responsive to the calculated range.