System and method for extracting a point of interest of an object in front of a computer controllable display captured by an imaging device
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a point of interest of an object located in front of a computer controlled display area captured by an image capture device comprising:
- capturing an image of the display area to obtain captured data comprising an array of pixels;
identifying pixels corresponding to the object within the captured data;
identifying pixels corresponding to a peripheral boundary of the display area within the captured data;
identifying and storing a subset of pixels common to the object pixels and the peripheral boundary pixels;
searching using the common pixels and the object pixels to identify a pixel corresponding to the point of interest.
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Abstract
A system and method of identifying a point of interest of an object located in front of a computer controlled display area captured by an image capture device is performed by capturing an image of the display area within the capture area of the image capture device. Pixels within the captured data are identified that correspond to the object within the display area and to the peripheral boundary of the display area within the capture area. Pixels are identified and stored that correspond to the common subset of the object pixels and the peripheral boundary pixels. A search is performed using the common pixels and the object pixels to determine a pixel corresponding to the point of interest of the object in the display area within the capture area.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a point of interest of an object located in front of a computer controlled display area captured by an image capture device comprising:
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capturing an image of the display area to obtain captured data comprising an array of pixels;
identifying pixels corresponding to the object within the captured data;
identifying pixels corresponding to a peripheral boundary of the display area within the captured data;
identifying and storing a subset of pixels common to the object pixels and the peripheral boundary pixels;
searching using the common pixels and the object pixels to identify a pixel corresponding to the point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of identifying a point of interest of an object located in front of a computer controlled display comprising:
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an image capture device for capturing an image of the display area within the capture area to obtain captured data including an array of pixels;
means for identifying pixels within the captured data corresponding to the object;
means for identifying pixels within the captured data corresponding to a peripheral boundary of the display area;
means for identifying and storing the subset of pixels common to the object pixels and the boundary pixels;
means for searching using the common pixels and the object pixels to identify a pixel corresponding to the point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for identifying a point of interest of an object located in the foreground of a computer controlled display area, wherein the display area is captured at least once by an image capture device to obtain captured data, the apparatus comprising:
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a first pixel identifier for identifying pixels within the captured data corresponding to the object in the foreground of the display area;
a second pixel identifier for identifying pixels within the captured data corresponding to a peripheral boundary of the display area;
a third pixel identifier for identifying a subset of pixels common to the object pixels and the peripheral boundary pixels;
a storage area for storing the common subset of pixels;
a searching algorithm for searching using the common pixels and the object pixels to identify a pixel corresponding to the point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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Specification