Device, system and method for determining compliance with a positioning instruction by a figure in an image

• US 7,899,206 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2009
• Issued: 03/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EyeCue Vision Technologies LTD
• Original Assignee: EyeCue Vision Technologies LTD
• Inventors: Horovitz, Rinat, Horovitz, Ronen
• Primary Examiner(s): Johns; Andrew W
• Application Number:
  US12/406,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20090180669A1
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/103, 382/132, 382/151, 382/153, 382/286, 382/291
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/107 Static hand or arm

Abstract

A device, system and method for calculating location coordinates for a figure in an image that is illuminated by visible light, comparing such location coordinates to location coordinates of a figure, and evaluating compliance by such figure to an instruction to assume a defined position.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an imaging device to capture, using visible light, first and second images, each including first and second figures;

an output device to output instructions for a change in a position of each of said first and second figures; and

a processor to compare, for each of said figures, a first position in said first image to a second position in said second image and to determine compliance with the instructions.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein said processor evaluates a location coordinate of each of said figures in each of said images.

3. A system comprising:

an imaging device to capture a plurality of images using visible light, a first of said images including a figure;

a processor; and

an output device;

wherein

said processor determines compliance with an instruction from said output device to introduce an object into a second of said plurality of images, said second image including said figure and said object.

4. The system as in claim 3 wherein said processor determines compliance with said instruction by comparing said first image to said second image.

5. The system as in claim 3, wherein

said second image includes said object in a second position;

said first image includes said figure and said object, said object in a first position; and

said processor determines compliance with said instruction to alter a position of said object.

6. The system as in claim 3, wherein said processor compares a characteristic of said object in said second image with a characteristic of said object stored in a memory.

7. The system as in claim 6, wherein said characteristic is selected from a group consisting of a shape of said object, a color of said object and a consistency of said object.

8. The system as in claim 3, wherein said processor determines compliance with said instruction to alter a proximity of said object relative to said figure.

9. The system as in claim 3, wherein said processor identifies said object by a color clustering of said second image.

10. A system comprising

an imaging device to capture an image using visible light, said image including an object and a figure;

a processor; and

an output device;

wherein

said processor determines compliance with an instruction issued by said output device, said instruction for said figure to interact with said object.

11. The system as in claim 10, wherein said image is a second image, and wherein said imaging device captures a first image, and wherein said interacting is selected from the group consisting of adding said object to said second of said plurality of images, picking up said object, and discarding said object from said second image.