Patents by Inventor KUANG-MAN ANDY HUANG

KUANG-MAN ANDY HUANG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for gesture recognition using a two dimensional imaging device
    Patent number: 9025022
    Abstract: Certain aspects of an apparatus and method for gesture recognition using a two Dimensional (2D) imaging device may include capturing a first image of a hand in a first position, capturing a second image of the hand in a second position, generating an image mask for indicating the movement of the arm from the first position to the second position, determining an elbow position corresponding to the hand based on the image mask and estimating the change in depth of the hand from the first position to the second position based on the determined elbow position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kuang-Man Andy Huang, Ming-Chang Liu, Wei Ji
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION USING A TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140118535
    Abstract: Certain aspects of an apparatus and method for gesture recognition using a two Dimensional (2D) imaging device may include capturing a first image of a hand in a first position, capturing a second image of the hand in a second position, generating an image mask for indicating the movement of the arm from the first position to the second position, determining an elbow position corresponding to the hand based on the image mask and estimating the change in depth of the hand from the first position to the second position based on the determined elbow position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: KUANG-MAN ANDY HUANG, MING-CHANG LIU, WEI JI