Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for estimating the three dimensional position of an object in a three dimensional physical space
- Patent Title (中): 用于估计三维物理空间中物体的三维位置的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11119179Application Date: 2005-04-29
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Publication No.: US08948461B1Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Adrian E. Broadhurst , John P. MacCormick , Donald O. Tanguay, Jr. , Michael Harville
- Applicant: Adrian E. Broadhurst , John P. MacCormick , Donald O. Tanguay, Jr. , Michael Harville
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Murabito, Hao & Barnes, LLP
- Agent William A. Zarbis
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00

Abstract:
A method and system for estimating the three dimensional position of an object in a three dimensional physical space. Specifically, the method discloses capturing a plurality of images of a human form within the three dimensional (3D) physical space. Each of the plurality of images is captured from a different viewpoint location of the human form. At least one image capturing device calibrated within the 3D physical space is used to capture the images. A plurality of silhouettes of the human form is extracted from the plurality of images. A plurality of contours of an object of the human form is obtained from the plurality of silhouettes. A location of the object within the 3D physical space is determined from an object model of the object based on the plurality of contours.
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