Game device, and method and program for processing image of person
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1. A game device, comprising:
- image capturing means for capturing player images at predetermined time intervals;
selecting means for selecting a base position group used for recognizing a predetermined part of a player from a predetermined selection range corresponding to a previously recognized position based on the player images captured by said image capturing means;
reselecting means for changing said selection range in accordance with the selected base position group to reselect the base position group used for recognizing the predetermined part of the player; and
recognized position determining means for determining a present recognized position based on the base position group selected by said selecting means or reselected by said reselecting means.
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Abstract
Proper recognition of a position can be achieved even when a predetermined part of a player moves rapidly. An image of a player is captured by a camera unit, and from this image the head position of the player is recognized, so that the game proceeds based on the recognized result. At this time, a base position group is selected in principle from a difference between the latest and immediately preceding player images within a selection range corresponding to the previously recognized position (S207), and the selection range is changed exceptionally to reselect the base position group from the difference (S210).
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7 Claims
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1. A game device, comprising:
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image capturing means for capturing player images at predetermined time intervals;
selecting means for selecting a base position group used for recognizing a predetermined part of a player from a predetermined selection range corresponding to a previously recognized position based on the player images captured by said image capturing means;
reselecting means for changing said selection range in accordance with the selected base position group to reselect the base position group used for recognizing the predetermined part of the player; and
recognized position determining means for determining a present recognized position based on the base position group selected by said selecting means or reselected by said reselecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A game device, comprising:
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image capturing means for capturing player images at predetermined time intervals;
recognizing means for recognizing a position of a predetermined part of a player based on the player images captured by said image capturing means, and outputting the recognized position;
recognized position storing means for storing a predetermined number of recognized positions formerly output by said recognizing means;
movement amount calculating means for calculating an amount of movement for each recognized position stored by said recognized position storing means;
number changing means for changing said number based on the amount of movement for each recognized position calculated by said movement amount calculating means;
output value calculating means for calculating an output value based on said number of recognized positions stored by said recognized position storing means; and
game processing means for performing a game process based on the output value supplied by said output value calculating means.
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4. A method of processing an image of a person, comprising steps of:
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capturing images of a person at predetermined time intervals;
selecting a base position group used for recognizing a predetermined part of the person from a predetermined selection range corresponding to a previously recognized position based on the captured images of the person;
changing said selection range based on the selected base position group to reselect the base position group used for recognizing a predetermined part of the person; and
determining a present recognized position based on the selected or reselected base position group.
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5. A program for causing a computer to execute steps of:
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capturing images of a person at predetermined time intervals;
selecting a base position group used for recognizing a predetermined part of the person from a predetermined selection range corresponding to a previously recognized position based on the captured images of the person;
changing said selection range based on the selected base position group to reselect the base position group used for recognizing a predetermined part of the person; and
determining a present recognized position based on the selected or reselected base position group.
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6. A method for processing images of a person, comprising steps of:
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capturing the images of the person at predetermined time intervals;
recognizing a position of a predetermined part of the person based on the captured images of the person, and outputting the recognized position;
sequentially storing the recognized position in storing means;
calculating an amount of movement for each recognized position stored in said storing means;
changing the number of recognized positions stored in said storing means based on the calculated amount of movement for each recognized position; and
calculating an output value based on the recognized position stored in said storing means.
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7. A program for causing a computer to execute steps of:
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capturing images of a person at predetermined time intervals;
recognizing a position of a predetermined part of the person based on the captured images of the person, and outputting the recognized position;
sequentially storing the recognized position in storing means;
calculating an amount of movement for each recognized position stored in said storing means;
changing the number of recognized positions stored in said storing means based on the calculated amount of movement for each recognized position; and
calculating an output value based on the recognized position stored in said storing means.
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