Patent ID: 9283432
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A63B,G06K

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a camera configured to capture images including a body location on an individual playing a game as a function of time; a distance sensor, physically proximate to the camera, the distance sensor having an emitter configured to emit light and a detector configured to detect the light after reflection of the light from the body location, wherein the distance sensor is used to determine, based on the detected light, a distance from the camera to the body location as the function of time; and a processor, coupled to the camera and the distance sensor, configured to 1) receive the images, 2) based upon image data associated with the images, determine a pixel position of the body location as the function of time, 3) receive sensor data from the distance sensor, 4) based upon the sensor data, determine a distance from the camera to the body location as the function of time, 5) based upon the distance from the camera to the body location as the function of time and the pixel position of the body location as the function of time, generate a three dimensional position representative of a motion of the body location in physical space as the function time and 6) based upon the three dimensional position of the body location as the function of time in physical space, determine an input parameter for a video game.