Patent ID: 9330296
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06K

Claim Text:
1. A method for recognizing an entity interaction depicted in a two-dimensional image or a video, the entity interaction involving an entity depicted in the image, the method comprising, with a computing system, algorithmically: detecting the entity in the image; estimating a three-dimensional spatial configuration of the entity in the image; classifying the image as depicting a type of entity interaction involving the detected entity based on the estimated three-dimensional spatial configuration of the detected entity; detecting a plurality of entities depicted in the image; estimating a three-dimensional arrangement of the detected plurality of entities; determining a proxemics class associated with the three-dimensional arrangement of the detected plurality of entities, wherein the proxemics class represents a commonly occurring human interaction; and estimating a parameter of a device being used to capture or record the image, and using the estimated parameter of the device being used to capture or record the image to determine the proxemics class.