Abstract: A platform to accurately detect user pose/verify against a reference ground truth and provide feedback using an accuracy score that represents the deviation of the user pose from the reference ground truth, typically established by an expert.

Abstract: A method of dataset generation is described. The method comprises steps including receiving user image data and generating personalised training data based on the received user image data. Generating personalised training data comprises generating a computational model based at least in part on the received user data and generating the personalised training data based on the computational model.

Abstract: A video game player's upper body pose and/or motion can be used for controlling lower body motion of a game character. For example, arm swinging can translate to video game character running. Raising both hands above the user's head can translate to video game character jumping. Leaning to the left or right can translate to video game character movement in the left or right directions, respectively. Additionally, raising a single hand can translate to selecting a user interface button.

Abstract: There is described a computer-implemented method for controlling a virtual avatar on an electronic device, the method comprising; providing a virtual avatar associated with a user, wherein the virtual avatar is associated with a plurality of poses and a plurality of animations; receiving input data associated with the user from at least one input source; processing the input data, the input data comprising images of the user and/or audio data captured from the user; determining a user mannerism from the processed input data; and updating at least one of the plurality of poses and/or animations of the virtual avatar, or creating a new pose and/or animation, to apply the user mannerism to the virtual avatar. There is also described a computing device configured to carry out the computer-implemented method.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling a virtual avatar on an electronic device, the method comprising: providing a base model that defines a virtual avatar associated with a user profile corresponding to a user; receiving input data from at least one of a plurality of multimedia input sources; processing the input data; determining a baseline avatar and a dynamic avatar using the processed input data; generating an output avatar based on the determined baseline avatar and the determined dynamic avatar; updating the base model by adding the generated output avatar to the base model; and rendering the updated base model to display the virtual avatar on a display screen.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for real-time customization of a virtual avatar, comprising providing a virtual avatar associated with a user, receiving an image of the user and at least a portion of their surroundings, applying a facial detection algorithm to detect the user's face in the image, extracting a region of interest from the image, the region of interest including the user's face, providing the region of interest to a data model, processing the region of interest, by the data model, and using feature recognition to determine whether the region of interest comprises a feature from a set of predefined features. In response to determining that the region of interest comprises a feature from a set of predefined features, the appearance of the virtual avatar is updated.

Abstract: A non-electronic object like a child's toy can be imaged and used to control a graphical element in a video game based on the object's location and angle. For example, the object may be used to control the graphical element to select a button presented as part of the video game. Three-dimensional (3D) features of the object can be identified during a setup process, and then the object itself can even be represented in the video game as the graphical element according to the 3D features.

Abstract: A UI for a 3D display is presented in stand by style as a home UI system for a holographic display. The UI provides a live view of a current application and computer game. The behavior of the UI may change according to the distance between an imaged viewer and the display. The UI provides some minimal interaction with the characters in the live view. The UI can be used to control interaction of the holographic display.

Abstract: A tangible substrate such as paper is provided for an end user to configure into, e.g., stairs, a racetrack, etc. Machine vision processes images of the substrate to generate an electronic map. Using the map, images of virtual objects are generated and presented on an augmented reality (AR) display as moving over the substrate, which is visible through the display with the virtual objects appearing as being overlaid on the tangible substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that controls a motion of a robot having a torso and a head. The information processing device includes an acquisition section that acquires an image of a face of a user that is captured by a camera of a mobile terminal device, a motion detection section that detects an orientation of the face of the user from the acquired image, a control signal generation section that generates a control signal for rotating the first or the second rotating device of the robot according to the detected orientation of the face of the user, and a transmission section that transmits the generated control signal to the robot.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an obtaining section configured to obtain position information of a plurality of parts of a photographing target, a deriving section configured to derive a length between two parts, and a production control section configured to perform production on the basis of the derived length.

Abstract: A robot has a generally cubic body portion on propulsion elements. The robot turns its head in accordance with a remote person turning his head, and also presents, on a display representing the face of the robot, a full-face image representing the person even when the person is being imaged in profile.

Abstract: A platform to accurately detect user pose/verify against a reference ground truth and provide feedback using an accuracy score that represents the deviation of the user pose from the reference ground truth, typically established by an expert.

Abstract: Digital events to dynamically establish avatar emotion may include particular dynamic metadata happening on live TV, Internet streamed video, live computer gameplay, movie scene, particular voice trigger from users or spectators, the dynamic position/state of an input device (such as a game controller resting on a table), etc. The system dynamically changes the state of a user avatar to various emotional and rig transformation state through this smart system. This brings in more life to the existing static chat/video chat conversation which is active, and user driven while this system is dynamically trigger-driven and autonomous in nature. The avatar world is thus rendered to ne more life-like and responsive to environmental and digital happenings of the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to field of charging of a line follower robot, disclosing method, system, unit for controlling charging of the line follower robot. The charging control unit includes a line follower robot configured with a charging control system. The line follower robot follows a pre-programmed path for performance of a pre-programmed task. The line follower robot includes a ground contact wheel in connection with the pre-programmed path for an entire duration of performance of the pre-programmed task and a segmented wheel in connection with a power-communication track. The segmented wheel is divided into an equal number of different contact surfaces, and the different contact surfaces comprises a charging contact surface, a transmit contact surface, and a receive contact surface. The charging control unit further includes the power-communication-track constructed parallel to the pre-programmed path.

Abstract: A platform to accurately detect user pose/verify against a reference ground truth and provide feedback using an accuracy score that represents the deviation of the user pose from the reference ground truth, typically established by an expert.

Abstract: A projector system includes two free-standing, upright projector housings between which a person can be positioned and can be imaged by one or more sensors on each housing. A projector on each housing projects an avatar of the person onto a wall between the projector housings so that the person can view his avatar.

Abstract: A platform to accurately detect user pose/verify against a reference ground truth and provide feedback using an accuracy score that represents the deviation of the user pose from the reference ground truth, typically established by an expert.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to providing smart tags. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, at a server, a video stream from a video camera. The method further includes receiving, at the server, a plurality of tags from a plurality of client devices, where each tag of the plurality of tags tags a portion of the video stream. The method further includes tagging the video stream based on the plurality of tags. The method further includes grouping the plurality of tags into a plurality of tag groups, where each tag group includes one or more tags received from a particular client device.

Abstract: A method and hack protection system for providing hack protection in an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method includes generating, by the hack protection system, random power ON sequence, where the random power ON sequence is in encrypted format and generated during power ON of the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes detecting current flow to sensors in the autonomous vehicle, the sensors are controlled by power switching circuitry and is responsive to power switching control signals generated by a system software module in response to the random power ON sequence, the random power ON sequence being converted from the encrypted format into decrypted format by the system software module. The method includes determining actual power ON sequence of the sensors in response to the current flow. Moreover, the method includes comparing the actual power ON sequence with the random power ON sequence to control power of the autonomous vehicle.