公开(公告)号：US20120169887A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US12984606

申请日：2011-01-05

申请人： Youding Zhu ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  Robert Kay ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Stuart Reynolds

发明人： Youding Zhu ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  Robert Kay ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Stuart Reynolds

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00335 ,  G06K9/00261 ,  G06K2009/3291 ,  G06T7/75 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/30201

摘要： Techniques for performing accurate and automatic head pose estimation are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, head pose estimation is integrated with a scale-invariant head tracking method along with facial features detected from a located head in images. Thus the head pose estimation works efficiently even when there are large translational movements resulting from the head motion. Various computation techniques are used to optimize the process of estimation so that the head pose estimation can be applied to control one or more objects in a virtual environment and virtual character gaze control.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于执行精确和自动头部姿势估计的技术。 根据技术的一个方面，头部姿势估计与尺度不变的头部跟踪方法以及从图像中的位置头部检测到的面部特征相结合。 因此，头部姿态估计即使当头部运动产生大的平移运动时也能有效地工作。 使用各种计算技术来优化估计过程，使得头部姿态估计可以应用于控制虚拟环境中的一个或多个对象和虚拟角色凝视控制。

公开(公告)号：US20090288064A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12498499

申请日：2009-07-07

申请人： Wei YEN ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge ,  Daniel Dobson

发明人： Wei YEN ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge ,  Daniel Dobson

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F15/18

CPC分类号： G06N5/02 ,  G06N99/005 ,  Y10S706/906 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： Techniques for non-disruptive embedding of specialized elements are disclosed. In one aspect of the techniques, ontology is defined to specify an application domain. A program interface (API) is also provided for creating raw features by a developer. Thus a module is provided for at least one form of statistical analysis within the ontology. The module is configured automatically in a computing device with the API in response to a system consistent with the ontology, wherein the system has no substantial requirement for specialized knowledge of that form of statistical analysis, and the module has no substantial requirement for specialized knowledge of particular functions provided by the system.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于非破坏性嵌入专用元件的技术。 在技​​术的一个方面，本体被定义为指定应用领域。 还提供了程序界面（API），用于由开发人员创建原始功能。 因此，为本体提供至少一种形式的统计分析模块。 该模块在具有API的计算设备中被自动配置以响应于与本体一致的系统，其中系统对该形式的统计分析的专业知识没有实质性要求，并且该模块对于专门知识的专业知识没有实质性要求 系统提供的特定功能。

公开(公告)号：US20110112996A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-12

申请号：US12885301

申请日：2010-09-17

申请人： Xiaoyuan TU ,  Yoichiro Kawano ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Ian Wright ,  Wei Yen

发明人： Xiaoyuan TU ,  Yoichiro Kawano ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Ian Wright ,  Wei Yen

IPC分类号： G06F15/18 ,  G06N5/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F2203/0384 ,  G06K9/6262 ,  G06K9/627

摘要： Techniques for motion recognition using multiple data streams are disclosed. Multiple data streams from inertia sensors as well as non-inertial sensors are received to derive a motion recognition signal from motion recognizers. These motion recognizers are originally constructed from a training set of motion signals and may be updated with received multiple sensing signals. In one aspect, multiple data streams are converted to device-independent motion signals that are applied with the motion recognizers to provide a generalized motion recognition capability.

公开(公告)号：US20090221374A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12430096

申请日：2009-04-26

申请人： Wei Yen ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge

发明人： Wei Yen ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/55 ,  A63F13/847 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/6009 ,  A63F2300/6045 ,  A63F2300/69

摘要： Techniques for controlling movements of an object in a videogame are disclosed. At least one video camera is used at a location where at least a player plays the videogame, the video camera captures various movements of the player. A designated device (e.g., a game console or computer) is configured to the video data to derive the movements of the player from the video data, and cause the object to respond to the movements of the player. When the designated device receives video data from more than one locations, players at the respective locations can play a networked videogame that may be built upon a shared space representing some or all of the real-world spaces of the locations. The video game is embedded with objects, some of which respond to the movements of the players and interact with other objects in accordance with rules of the video games.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于控制视频游戏中的对象的移动的技术。 在至少一个玩家播放视频游戏的位置使用至少一个摄像机，摄像机捕获播放器的各种移动。 指定的设备（例如，游戏机或计算机）配置为视频数据以从视频数据导出播放器的移动，并使对象响应于播放器的移动。 当指定的设备从多个位置接收视频数据时，各个位置的玩家可以播放可以构建在表示位置的某些或所有真实空间的共享空间的联网的电子游戏。 视频游戏嵌入了对象，其中一些对象响应于玩家的动作并且根据视频游戏的规则与其他对象进行交互。

公开(公告)号：US20090221368A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12430095

申请日：2009-04-26

申请人： Wei Yen ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge

发明人： Wei Yen ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  A63F9/24 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T15/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/655 ,  A63F2300/105 ,  A63F2300/1087 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/6009 ,  A63F2300/6045 ,  A63F2300/6081 ,  A63F2300/69 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0304

摘要： Techniques for creating a shared virtual space based on one or more real-world spaces are disclosed. Representations of the real-world spaces are combined in different ways to create a shared virtual game space within which each person's real-world movements are interpreted to create a shared feeling of physical proximity and physical interaction with other people on the network. One or more video cameras in one real-world area are provided to generate video data capturing the users as well as the environment of the users. The shared virtual space is created in reference to the respective real-world spaces that may be combined in various ways. Depending on a particular application, the shared virtual space will be embedded with various virtual objects and representative objects. Together with various rules and scoring mechanisms, such a shared virtual space may be used in a videogame that can be played by multiple players in a game space within which player's movements are interpreted to create a shared feeling of physical proximity and physical interaction with other players on the network.

摘要翻译： 公开了基于一个或多个现实世界空间创建共享虚拟空间的技术。 现实世界空间的表示以不同的方式组合以创建共享的虚拟游戏空间，每个人的现实世界的运动被解释成在其中创造与网络上的其他人的物理接近度和物理交互的共享感觉。 提供一个现实世界区域中的一个或多个摄像机以产生捕获用户的视频数据以及用户的环境。 参考可以以各种方式组合的相应真实世界空间创建共享虚拟空间。 根据特定应用程序，共享虚拟空间将嵌入各种虚拟对象和代表对象。 与各种规则和评分机制一起，这样的共享虚拟空间可以用于可以由游戏空间中的多个玩家播放的视频游戏中，玩家的运动被解释为在其中产生与其他玩家的物理接近度和物理交互的共享感觉 在网络上。

公开(公告)号：US20110109548A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-12

申请号：US12875146

申请日：2010-09-03

申请人： Xiaoyuan TU ,  Yoichiro Kawano ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Ian Wright ,  Wei Yen

发明人： Xiaoyuan TU ,  Yoichiro Kawano ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Ian Wright ,  Wei Yen

IPC分类号： G06F3/033

CPC分类号： A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/92 ,  A63F2300/1043 ,  A63F2300/105 ,  A63F2300/6027 ,  A63F2300/6045 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F2203/0384

摘要： Techniques for performing motion recognition with minimum delay are disclosed. A processing unit is provided to receive motion signals from at least one motion sensing device, where the motion signal describes motions made by a user. The processing unit is configured to access a set of prototypes included in a motion recognizer to generate corresponding recognition signals from the motion signals in response to the motion recognizer without considering one or more of the prototypes completely in the motion recognizer. Movements of at least one of the objects in a virtual interactive environment is responsive to the recognition signals such that feedback from the motions to control the one of the objects is immediate and substantially correct no matter how much of the motion signals have been received.

摘要翻译： 公开了以最小延迟进行运动识别的技术。 提供处理单元以接收来自至少一个运动感测装置的运动信号，其中运动信号描述由用户做出的运动。 处理单元被配置为访问包括在运动识别器中的一组原型以响应于运动识别器从运动信号产生相应的识别信号而不在运动识别器中完全考虑一个或多个原型。 虚拟交互环境中的至少一个对象的移动响应于识别信号，使得来自控制物体之一的运动的反馈是立即的并且基本上是正确的，而不管已经接收到多少运动信号。

公开(公告)号：US20100004896A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12168126

申请日：2008-07-05

申请人： Wei Yen ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge

发明人： Wei Yen ,  Ian Wright ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Xiaoyuan Tu ,  Stuart Reynolds ,  William Robert Powers, III ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  John Funge

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F2300/1043 ,  A63F2300/105 ,  A63F2300/6045 ,  G06F3/0346

摘要： Techniques for interpreting orientation invariant motion are disclosed. Unlike a prior art controller (e.g., a WII game controller) that has a specific physical design to induce or force a user to grip the controller in a consistent way, a disclosed controller does not have such a physical design and allow a user to grip the controller in any way that is comfortable to the user (e.g., around an axis z), one or more transformation or rotations are designed to transform or rotate readings from inertial sensors housed in the controller to readings independent from how the controller is being gripped by a user.

摘要翻译： 公开了解释定向不变运动的技术。 与现有技术的控制器（例如，WII游戏控制器）不同，该控制器具有特定的物理设计以引导或强制用户以一致的方式夹持控制器，所公开的控制器不具有这样的物理设计并且允许用户握住 控制器以任何对用户舒适的方式（例如，围绕轴线z），一个或多个变换或旋转被设计成将容纳在控制器中的惯性传感器的读数转换或旋转到独立于控制器被夹持的读数 由用户

公开(公告)号：US20120208639A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-16

申请号：US13309326

申请日：2011-12-01

申请人： Stuart Reynolds ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Wei Yen ,  Youding Zhu

发明人： Stuart Reynolds ,  Charles Musick, JR. ,  Dana Wilkinson ,  Wei Yen ,  Youding Zhu

IPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G06F3/0383 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/0381

摘要： Techniques for using a variety of motion sensitive signals to remotely control an existing electronic device or system are described. Output signals from a motion sensitive device may be in a different form from those of a pre-defined controlling device. According to one aspect of the present invention, a controlled device is designed to respond to signals from a touch screen or touch screen-like signals. The output signals from a motion sensitive device include motion sensitive inputs to a controlled device and converted into touch-screen like signals that are coupled to the controlled device or programs being executed in the controlled device, subsequently causing the behavior of the controlled device to change or respond thereto, without reconfiguration of the applications running on the controlled device.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用各种运动敏感信号远程控制现有电子设备或系统的技术。 来自运动敏感设备的输出信号可以与预定义的控制设备的输出信号的形式不同。 根据本发明的一个方面，受控设备被设计为响应来自触摸屏的信号或类似触摸屏的信号。 来自运动敏感设备的输出信号包括对受控设备的运动敏感输入，并且被转换成触摸屏状信号，该信号耦合到受控设备或在受控设备中执行的程序，随后导致受控设备的行为改变 或响应于此，而不重新配置在受控设备上运行的应用。