Method of using skeletal animation data to ascertain risk in a surveillance system

• US 20090213123A1
• Filed: 12/06/2008
• Published: 08/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis Allard Crow
• Original Assignee: Dennis Allard Crow
• Inventors: Crow, Dennis Allard
• Application Number:
  US12/315,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20090213123A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/473
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method of surveillance comprising the steps of matching skeletal animation data representative of recorded motion to a pre-defined animation. The pre-defined animation is associated with a risk value. An end-user is also provided with at least the recorded motion as well as a risk value. The method may be carried out in real time and the skeletal animation data may be three-dimensional.

Claims

1. A method of surveillance comprising the steps of:

matching skeletal animation data representative of recorded motion to a pre-defined animation wherein said pre-defined animation is associated with a risk value;

providing at least said recorded motion and said risk value to an end-user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said method is carried out in real time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said skeletal animation data are three-dimensional.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein when said risk value is above a threshold, said risk value is designated as high risk and said end-user receives notification

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said matching is based on a closest available match.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said recorded motion is recorded using at least one video camera.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of user evaluation of said recorded motion to determine risk.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said recorded motion comprises recorded motion of at least a portion of a human'"'"'s anatomy.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said recorded motion comprises recorded motion of a plurality of people.

10. An electronic surveillance system adapted to carry out the method defined in claim 1.

11. A device for surveillance comprising:

means for matching skeletal animation data representative of recorded motion to a pre-defined animation, wherein said pre-defined animation is associated with a risk value;

means for providing at least said recorded motion and said risk value to an end-user.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein said surveillance is carried out in real time.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein said skeletal animation data are three-dimensional.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein when said risk value is above a threshold, said risk value is designated as high risk and said end-user receives notification.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein said matching is based on a closest available match.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein said recorded motion is recorded using at least one video camera.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein said record motion comprises recorded motion of at least a portion of a human'"'"'s anatomy.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein said recorded motion comprises recorded motion of a plurality of people.

20. A computer-readable storage medium on which are stored instructions that are executable by a processor comprising the means as defined in claim 11.