Patent ID: 8684821

Claim:
A method performed under control of a processor for a gesture-based game system, comprising: receiving, by the processor, a pause command that indicates pausing play of a gesture-based game; in response to the receipt of the pause command, capturing, by the processor, a first image of a player currently playing the gesture-based game, the first image being associated with a first posture of the player substantially at the time of the pause command; generating, by the processor, an outline of the player corresponding to the first image of the player; pausing, by the processor, the play of the gesture-based game; capturing, by the processor, a second image of the player, the second image being associated with a second posture of the player, the second posture being at a time subsequent to the time 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; and 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.