Patent ID: 9220980
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method performed under control of a processor for a gesture-based game system, comprising: receiving, by the processor, a pause command to pause play of a gesture-based game; capturing, by the processor, a first image of a player using a camera, the first image including the player in a first posture at a substantially same time as the receiving of the pause command; generating, by the processor, an outline of the player corresponding to the first image of the player, wherein the generating the outline of the player includes calculating, by the processor: pausing, by the processor, the play of the gesture-based game; capturing, by the processor, a second image of the player using the camera, the second image including the player in a second posture after the receiving of the pause command; determining, by the processor, whether the second image of the player substantially matches the outline of the player corresponding to the first image, wherein the determining includes: resuming, by the processor, the play of the gesture-based game upon determining that the second image substantially matches the outline of the player corresponding to the first image.