System and method for gesture interface
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1. A method for determining a gesture comprising the steps of:
- determining a change in a background of an image from a plurality of images;
determining an object in the image;
determining a trajectory of the object through the plurality of images; and
classifying a gesture according to the trajectory of the object.
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Abstract
A method for determining a gesture includes determining a change in a background of an image from a plurality of images, determining a object in the image, determining a trajectory of the object through the plurality of images, and classifying a gesture according to the trajectory of the object.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for determining a gesture comprising the steps of:
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determining a change in a background of an image from a plurality of images;
determining an object in the image;
determining a trajectory of the object through the plurality of images; and
classifying a gesture according to the trajectory of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining a trajectory of a hand through a plurality of images comprising the steps of:
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detecting a reference point;
updating the reference point as the reference point is varied;
detecting a first translation of the hand through the plurality of images;
detecting a second translation through the plurality of images;
determining a gesture according a vote; and
determining whether the gesture is a valid gesture command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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18. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for determining a gesture, the method steps comprising:
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determining a change in a background of an image from a plurality of images;
determining an object in the image;
determining a trajectory of the object through the plurality of images; and
classifying a gesture according to the trajectory of the object.
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