Patent ID: 8260038

Claim:
A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to fit an object model of an object model fitting system to an input image of an object by performing the steps comprising: [a] generating a reconstructed object image estimate using the object model fitting system, the object model fitting system receiving a set of weights and a set of parameter values, the set of parameter values comprising shape and pose parameter values; [b] determining a set of errors associated with the reconstructed object image estimate; and [c] responsive to a stop condition not being satisfied: [c1] updating at least some of the set of parameter values using at least some of the set of errors; [c2] using at least some of the shape and pose parameter values to update at least some of weights in the set of weights; and [c3] returning to step [a].