Interpreting sign language gestures
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1. A method for a computer system to recognize a hand gesture comprising:
- obtaining a captured image at an image capture device, wherein the captured image includes an image object, the image object being an image of a hand, and saving the captured image as a file on the computer system;
generating a numerical signature at the computer system based on the image object, wherein the numerical signature includes a dimensional ratio of a length of a segment, the length of the segment created by an intersection between a boundary of the image object and a vertical scanning line, and a height of the image object;
providing a plurality of reference numerical signatures at the computer system, the plurality of reference numerical signatures having a plurality of reference hand gestures associated therewith; and
identifying one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures as being descriptive of the numerical signature, wherein a hand gesture corresponding to the one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures is attributable to the image of the hand; and
producing a visual or audio output based on the hand gesture attributed to the image of the hand.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses relating to identifying hand gestures. In one embodiment, a hand gesture is identified by capturing an image including an image object of the hand gesture, generating a numerical signature based on the image object, and identifying the hand gesture from reference numerical signatures associated with reference hand gestures.
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1. A method for a computer system to recognize a hand gesture comprising:
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obtaining a captured image at an image capture device, wherein the captured image includes an image object, the image object being an image of a hand, and saving the captured image as a file on the computer system; generating a numerical signature at the computer system based on the image object, wherein the numerical signature includes a dimensional ratio of a length of a segment, the length of the segment created by an intersection between a boundary of the image object and a vertical scanning line, and a height of the image object; providing a plurality of reference numerical signatures at the computer system, the plurality of reference numerical signatures having a plurality of reference hand gestures associated therewith; and identifying one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures as being descriptive of the numerical signature, wherein a hand gesture corresponding to the one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures is attributable to the image of the hand; and producing a visual or audio output based on the hand gesture attributed to the image of the hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine readable non-transitory medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to identify a hand gesture by:
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receiving a captured image including an image object, the image object being an image of a hand; generating a numerical signature based on the image object, wherein the numerical signature includes a dimensional ratio of a length of a segment, the length of the segment created by an intersection between a boundary of the image object and a vertical scanning line, and a height of the image object; receiving a plurality of reference numerical signatures, the plurality of reference numerical signatures having a plurality of reference hand gestures associated therewith; and identifying one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures being descriptive of the numerical signature, wherein a hand gesture corresponding to the one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures is attributable to the image of the hand. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a machine readable medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to identify a hand gesture by; receiving a captured image including an image object, the image object being an image of a hand; generating a numerical signature based on the image object, wherein the numerical signature includes a dimensional ratio of a length of a segment, the length of the segment created by an intersection between a boundary of the image object and a vertical scanning line, and a height of the image object; receiving a plurality of reference numerical signatures, the plurality of reference numerical signatures having a plurality of reference hand gestures associated therewith; and identifying one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures being descriptive of the numerical signature, wherein a hand gesture corresponding to the one of the plurality of reference numerical signatures is attributable to the image of the hand; and a processor coupled to the machine readable medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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