Patent №
US 7,317,812
Granted
2008-01-08
Filed 2003
Owner
VIDEOMINING CORPORATION
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Lab
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AI components
2
vision · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10618393
The present invention pertains generally to the field of computer graphics user interfaces. More specifically, the present invention discloses a video image based tracking system that allows a computer to robustly locate and track an object in three dimensions within the viewing area of two or more cameras. The preferred embodiment of the disclosed invention tracks a person's appendages in 3D allowing touch free control of interactive devices but the method and apparatus can be used to perform a wide variety of video tracking tasks. The method uses at least two cameras that view the volume of space within which the object is being located and tracked. It operates by maintaining a large number of hypotheses about the actual 3D object location.
AI classification
Ownership
VIDEOMINING CORPORATION
assignment · 176210509
VMINE IMAGE TECH CO. LTD. LLC
assignment · 206380923
Assignors
KRAHNSTOEVER, NILS, SCHAPIRA, EMILIO, SHARMA, RAJEEV
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.