Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing hand segmentation for gesture analysis

A method comprising:

• determining a target region based at least in part on depth range data corresponding to an intensity image, the intensity image comprising data descriptive of a hand;
• determining a point of interest of a hand portion of the target region;
• determining a shape corresponding to a palm region of the hand;
• and
• removing a selected portion of the target region to identify a portion of the target region corresponding to the hand.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:

• program code instructions for determining a target region based at least in part on depth range data corresponding to an intensity image, the intensity image comprising data descriptive of a hand;
• program code instructions for determining a point of interest of a hand portion of the target region;
• program code instructions for determining a shape corresponding to a palm region of the hand;
• and
• program code instructions for removing a selected portion of the target region to identify a portion of the target region corresponding to the hand.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for determining a target region based at least in part on depth range data corresponding to an intensity image, the intensity image comprising data descriptive of a hand;
• means for determining a point of interest of a hand portion of the target region;
• means for determining a shape corresponding to a palm region of the hand;
• and
• means for removing a selected portion of the target region to identify a portion of the target region corresponding to the hand.