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Real-time head tracking system for computer games and other applications

  • US 7,121,946 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2001
  • Issued: 10/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method controlling a computer game, comprising the steps of:

  • imaging a sequence of scenes including the head of a user of the computer;

    comparing visual characteristics from a portion of a scene to a center of said portion of a scene to determine movement of the user'"'"'s head within the scene wherein at least one of the visual characteristics is color;

    providing a weighted average of color to compute the location of the user'"'"'s head based upon color alone; and

    controlling the game in accordance with the movements.

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