Recognizing User Intent In Motion Capture System
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented method for recognizing an intent of a person to engage with an application in a motion capture system, comprising the processor-implemented steps of:
- tracking the person'"'"'s body in a field of view of the motion capture system, the tracking includes distinguishing the person'"'"'s body in the field of view;
based on the tracking, determining that the person does not intend to engage with the application at a first time;
based on the tracking, determining that the person intends to engage with the application at a second time; and
in response to determining that the person intends to engage with the application, allowing the person to engage with the application by automatically associating a profile and an avatar with the person in the application, displaying the avatar in a virtual space on a display and updating the display based on subsequent tracking of the person'"'"'s body in the field of view, as the person engages with the application by moving the person'"'"'s body to control the avatar.
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Abstract
Techniques for facilitating interaction with an application in a motion capture system allow a person to easily begin interacting without manual setup. A depth camera system tracks a person in physical space and evaluates the person'"'"'s intent to engage with the application. Factors such as location, stance, movement and voice data can be evaluated. Absolute location in a field of view of the depth camera, and location relative to another person, can be evaluated. Stance can include facing a depth camera, indicating a willingness to interact. Movements can include moving toward or away from a central area in the physical space, walking through the field of view, and movements which occur while standing generally in one location, such as moving one'"'"'s arms around, gesturing, or shifting weight from one foot to another. Voice data can include volume as well as words which are detected by speech recognition.
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20 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented method for recognizing an intent of a person to engage with an application in a motion capture system, comprising the processor-implemented steps of:
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tracking the person'"'"'s body in a field of view of the motion capture system, the tracking includes distinguishing the person'"'"'s body in the field of view; based on the tracking, determining that the person does not intend to engage with the application at a first time; based on the tracking, determining that the person intends to engage with the application at a second time; and in response to determining that the person intends to engage with the application, allowing the person to engage with the application by automatically associating a profile and an avatar with the person in the application, displaying the avatar in a virtual space on a display and updating the display based on subsequent tracking of the person'"'"'s body in the field of view, as the person engages with the application by moving the person'"'"'s body to control the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A motion capture system, comprising:
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a depth camera system having a field of view; a display; and a processor in communication with the depth camera system and the display, the processor executes instructions to implement an application in the motion capture system, and providing a signal to the display to display images;
wherein;the depth camera system and processor, to track a first person and a second person in the field of view, distinguish the first person'"'"'s body and the second person'"'"'s body in the field of view, the second person engages with the application by controlling the second person'"'"'s body to control an avatar in a virtual space on the display, the second user is bound to the avatar, while the first person is not recognized as having an intent to engage with the application; and the processor, based on the tracking, allows the first person to engage with the application when the processor determines that the first person has an intent to engage with the application, based on a location of the first person'"'"'s body relative to a location of the second person'"'"'s body in the field of view. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Tangible computer readable storage having computer readable software embodied thereon for programming at least one processor to perform a method in a motion capture system, the method comprising:
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tracking movement of a first person in a field of view of the motion capture system, including distinguishing the first person'"'"'s body in the field of view, the first person interacts with the application by moving the first person'"'"'s body to control an avatar in a virtual space on a display; while tracking the movement of the first person, tracking at least one additional person in the field of view, the at least one additional person does not control an avatar in the virtual space on the display; when the tracking the at least one additional person indicates a predefined criterion is met regarding a behavior of the at least one additional person, modifying at least one of a visual and audible output of the application. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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