Gesture Coach

A system for providing assistance regarding a user-performed gesture, comprising:

• a processor;
• a component that receives data captured by a camera, the data corresponding to a user-performed gesture;
• a component that analyzes the data to produce an output corresponding to whether the data corresponds to a system-recognized gesture;
• a component that determines from the output that it is unlikely that the user correctly performed the system-recognized gesture;
• a component that determines from the output that the user likely intended to perform the system-recognized gesture;
• and
• a component that provides assistance regarding the user-performed gesture.

A computer readable storage medium, comprising computer readable instructions that when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of:

• receiving data captured by a depth camera, the data corresponding to a user-performed gesture;
• analyzing the data to produce an output corresponding to whether the data corresponds to a system-recognized gesture;
• determining from the output that it is unlikely that the user correctly performed the system-recognized gesture;
• determining from the output that the user likely intended to perform the system-recognized gesture;
• and
• displaying assistance on performing the system-recognized gesture on a display device.