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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Mu-Sik Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Moo-Rim Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for recognizing a hand shape by using a finger pattern are disclosed. The throughput of data used to recognize a hand shape is reduced and the hand shape can be quickly recognized by setting in advance a finger pattern in accordance with one or more hand shapes, calculating edges for each pixel line of an input image, detecting finger feature data by using a preset feature reference value, detecting a finger candidate pattern by using the detected finger feature data, and recognizing a hand shape corresponding to a finger pattern that matches the detected finger candidate pattern.