Interactive video based games using objects sensed by TV cameras
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1. A control interface comprising:
- an electro-optical sensor including a sensor field of view, the electro-optical sensor including an output; and
a processing unit operatively coupled to the sensor output and adapted to;
detect a gesture performed by a user in the sensor field of view,assign a user-designated meaning to the detected gesture based on an input by the user,record the user-designated meaning to a computer readable memory for subsequent use of the gesture by the user,detect a subsequent use of the gesture in the sensor field of view, andlook-up the user-designated meaning of the gesture in the computer readable memory.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for interactive TV camera based games in which position or orientation of points on a player or of an object held by a player are determined and used to control a video display. Both single camera and stereo camera pair based embodiments are disclosed, preferably using stereo photogrammetry where multi-degree of freedom information is desired. Large video displays, preferably life-size may be used where utmost realism of the game experience is desired.
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1. A control interface comprising:
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an electro-optical sensor including a sensor field of view, the electro-optical sensor including an output; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the sensor output and adapted to; detect a gesture performed by a user in the sensor field of view, assign a user-designated meaning to the detected gesture based on an input by the user, record the user-designated meaning to a computer readable memory for subsequent use of the gesture by the user, detect a subsequent use of the gesture in the sensor field of view, and look-up the user-designated meaning of the gesture in the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method comprising:
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providing an electro-optical sensor including a field of view; detecting, using the electro-optical sensor, a gesture performed by a user in the sensor field of view; receiving an additional input from the user to assign a user-designated meaning to the gesture performed in the sensor field of view; recording the user-designated meaning to a computer readable memory for subsequent use of the detected gesture by the user; detecting, using the electro-optical sensor, a subsequent use of the gesture by the user in the sensor field of view; and identifying the user-designated meaning of the gesture in the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A control interface comprising:
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a camera to detect a gesture performed in the camera field of view; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the camera and adapted to; assign a user-designated meaning to the detected gesture in response to a user designation, wherein the user designation includes a voice instruction, record the user-designated meaning to a computer readable memory for subsequent use of the gesture by the user, detect a subsequent use of the gesture in the camera field of view, and identify the user-designated meaning of the gesture from the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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