Patent ID: 8837775
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recognizing a gesture, the apparatus being a computer that executes a stored program, comprising: a time series information acquisition unit as a function realized by the computer, configured to acquire time series information related to a position or a size of a specific part of a user's body; an operation segment detection unit as a function realized by the computer, configured to detect a movement direction of the specific part from the time series information, and to detect a plurality of operation segments each segmented by two of a start point, a turning point and an end point of the movement direction in time series order; a recognition unit as a function realized by the computer, configured to specify a first operation segment to be recognized, a second operation segment following the first operation segment, and a third operation segment preceding the first operation segment among the plurality of operation segments, and to recognize a motion of the specific part in the first operation segment by using a first feature extracted from the time series information of the first operation segment, a second feature extracted from the time series information of the second operation segment, and a third feature extracted from the time series information of the third operation segment; and a display control unit as a function realized by the computer, configured to display a shape of an object controlled by a forward operation; wherein, when the first feature is larger than the second feature and the third feature,