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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Nakasu, Tokyo, JP;
Tsukasa Ike, Tokyo, JP;
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Ryuzo Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The acquiring unit is configured to acquire positions of a particular part of a user in time series. The calculator is configured to calculate a feature value of a motion of the particular part from the positions acquired in time series. The comparing unit configured to compare the feature value and a first threshold. The recognizing unit is configured to recognize the motion of the particular part using a first recognition method and a second recognition method which is different from the first recognition method. The control unit configured to control the recognizing unit to select the first recognition method for recognizing a position or a motion of the particular part when the feature value is smaller than the first threshold, and select the second recognition method when the feature value is equal to or larger than the first threshold.