Abstract: An example apparatus is disclosed herein that includes a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor is to execute instructions to: select a gesture from a database, the gesture including a sequence of poses; translate the selected gesture into an animated avatar performing the selected gesture for display at a display device; display a prompt for the user to perform the selected gesture performed by the animated avatar; capture an image of the user performing the selected gesture; and perform a comparison between a gesture performed by the user in the captured image and the selected gesture to determine whether there is a match between the gesture performed by the user and the selected gesture.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that selects a player from a plurality of players based on an automated analysis of two-dimensional (2D) video data associated with a plurality of cameras, wherein the selected player is nearest to a projectile depicted in the 2D video data. The technology may also track a location of the selected player over a subsequent plurality of frames in the 2D video data and estimate a location of the projectile based on the location of the selected player over the subsequent plurality of frames.

Abstract: The invention belongs to a related field of electronic manufacturing technology, and particularly relates to a conformal manufacturing device and a method for a complex curved-surface electronic system, the system includes a support platform and a six-degree-of-freedom spherical motor linkage platform, a 3D measurement module, a laser lift-off module, a curved-surface transfer printing module and a conformal jet printing module respectively mounted on the support platform and independently controllable, and specific structures and work modes of these key components are improved. The invention further discloses a corresponding manufacturing method.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that obtains multi-camera video data including a first 2D image corresponding to a first camera and a second 2D image corresponding to a second camera. The technology may also identify an association between a first instance of a 3D object in the first 2D image and a second instance of the 3D object in the second 2D image, and automatically generate a 3D bounding box around the 3D object based on the association between the first instance and the second instance.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for augmented facial animation are generally described herein. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression may include capturing a series of images of a face, and detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images. The method may include determining an alternative avatar expression mapped to the sequence of facial expressions, and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression.

Abstract: Generally this disclosure describes a video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include selecting an avatar; initiating communication; detecting a user input; identifying the user input; identifying an animation command based on the user input; generating avatar parameters; and transmitting at least one of the animation command and the avatar parameters.

Abstract: System and techniques for positional analysis using computer vision sensor synchronization are described herein. A set of sensor data may be obtained for a participant of an activity. A video stream may be captured in response to detection of a start of the activity in the set of sensor data. The video stream may include images of the participant engaging in the activity. A key stage of the activity may be identified by evaluation of the sensor data. A key frame may be selected from the video stream using a timestamp of the sensor data used to identify the key stage of the activity. A skeletal map may be generated for the participant in the key frame using key points of the participant extracted from the key frame. Instructional data may be selected using the skeletal map. The instructional data may be displayed on a display device.

Abstract: A method for trajectory generation based on player tracking is described herein. The method includes determining a temporal association for a first player in a captured field of view and determining a spatial association for the first player. The method also includes deriving a global player identification based on the temporal association and the spatial association and generating a trajectory based on the global player identification.

Abstract: An example system for game status detection and trajectory fusion is described herein. The system includes a tracker to obtain a ball position and a player position based on images from a plurality of cameras and a fusion controller to combine multiple trajectories that are detected via the ball position to obtain a fused trajectory. The system also includes a finite state machine configured to model a game pattern, wherein a game status is determined via the ball position, the player position and the fused trajectory as input to the finite state machine.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that detects an individual in a real-time multi-camera video feed and generates three-dimensional (3D) skeletal data based on the real-time multi-camera video feed. The technology may also automatically identify a frontal body orientation of an individual based on the 3D skeletal data and one or more anthropometric constraints.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for evaluate the quality of a three dimensional (3D) point cloud. The apparatus comprises an image segmenter to generate a segmented two-dimensional (2D) image for each of the plurality of images; a 2D mask generator to generate a 2D mask for each of the plurality of images from the 3D point cloud; a comparator to compare the segmented 2D image with the 2D mask to obtain a comparison result for each image; and an evaluator to evaluate the quality of the 3D point cloud based on aggregated comparison results for the plurality of images.

Abstract: A method is described herein. The method includes the designation of a player as a profile player or a non-profile player in each camera view. In response to the player being a non-profile player, the method includes extracting features from the detected player within the bounding box and classifying the features according to a label. In response to the player being a non-profile player, the method also includes selecting a label with a highest number of votes according to a voting policy as a final label.

Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to methods and apparatuses for determining a game status. An embodiment of a method for determining a game status comprises: detecting players and a ball in a plurality of continuous frames captured by a plurality of cameras; obtaining tracking data of the players and the ball of the plurality of continuous frames; and determining a game status for each of the plurality of continuous frames based on the tracking data of the players and the ball of the plurality of continuous frames.

Abstract: Techniques related to validating an image based 3D model of a scene are discussed. Such techniques include detecting an object within a captured image used to generate the scene, projecting the 3D model to a view corresponding to the captured image to generate a reconstructed image, and comparing image regions of the captured and reconstructed images corresponding to the object to validate the 3D model.

Abstract: Generally this disclosure describes a video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include selecting an avatar; initiating communication; detecting a user input; identifying the user input; identifying an animation command based on the user input; generating avatar parameters; and transmitting at least one of the animation command and the avatar parameters.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for augmented facial animation are generally described herein. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression may include capturing a series of images of a face, and detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images. The method may include determining an alternative avatar expression mapped to the sequence of facial expressions, and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression.

Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to methods and apparatuses for determining a frontal body orientation. An embodiment of a method for determining a three-dimensional (3D) orientation of frontal body of a player comprises: detecting each of a plurality of players in each of a plurality of frames captured by a plurality of cameras; for each of the plurality of cameras, tracking each of the plurality of players between continuous frames captured by the camera; and associating the plurality of frames captured by the plurality of cameras to generate the 3D orientation of each of the plurality of players.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect collision of a virtual camera with objects in a three-dimensional volumetric model are disclosed herein. An example virtual camera system disclosed herein includes cameras to obtain images of a scene in an environment. The example virtual camera system also includes a virtual camera generator to create a 3D volumetric model of the scene based on the images, identify a 3D location of a virtual camera to be disposed in the 3D volumetric model, and detect whether a collision occurs between the virtual camera and one or more objects in the 3D volumetric model.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for constructing actual processing curve of part with small curvature based on a point cloud boundary. The method includes: (a) encrypting a three-dimensional ordered boundary curve of a part to be processed; (b) fitting encrypted boundary points into a plane, and projecting each boundary point into the plane to obtain a projection point; (c) performing Euclidean cluster within the plane to obtain point sets, and fitting the obtained point sets into a straight line; (d) performing the Euclidean cluster on projection points that are not fitted into the straight line to obtain corner point sets, and fitting a sharp corner or a rounded corner of the corner point sets to obtain a fitted boundary curve within the plane; (e) mapping the fitted boundary curve to a curved surface of the three-dimensional ordered boundary curve to obtain an actual processing curve of the part to be processed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-liquid-solid three-phase separator for waste oil, including an oil-bath heating tank, a plurality of cyclone units and solid removal units. The cyclone units are provided and fixed in the oil-bath heating tank. Each of the solid removal units is connected to an underflow pipe of each of the cyclone units and is configured to separate solid particles. A solid removal outer pipe is arranged at a tail end of the underflow pipe via the first connector; the second connector is arranged at a tail end of the solid removal outer pipe; the solid removal inner pipe is arranged at an underflow outlet of the underflow pipe via the second connector to form a solid removal gap. The invention provides the demulsification and dehydration treatment of waste oil emulsion and the separation of solid particles.