Systems and methods for removing a background of an image
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsCraig Peeper, Johnny Lee, Tommer Leyvand, Szymon Stachniak
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Abstract
An image such as a depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A grid of voxels may then be generated based on the depth image such that the depth image may be downsampled. A background included in the grid of voxels may then be discarded to isolate one or more voxels associated with a foreground object such as a human target and the isolated voxels associated with the foreground object may be processed.
Claims20
A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions for processing depth information of a scene, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving a depth image of the scene, wherein the depth image comprises one or more objects;
- determining that at least one object of the one or more objects in the depth image is moving;
- isolating the at least one object that is moving;
- and
- processing the at least one isolated object.
A system for processing depth information of a scene, the system comprising:
- a capture device, wherein the capture device comprises a camera component that receives a depth image of the scene;
- and
- a computing device in operative communication with the capture device, wherein the computing device comprises a processor that generates a downsampled depth image comprising one or more objects based on one or more pixels in the depth image received from the capture device, determines that at least one object of the one or more objects in the downsampled depth image is moving, isolates the at least one object that is moving and processes the at least one isolated object.
A method for processing depth information of a scene, the method comprising:
- receiving a depth image of the scene, wherein the depth image comprises one or more objects;
- determining that at least one object of the one or more objects in the depth image is moving;
- isolating the at least one object that is moving;
- and
- processing the at least one isolated object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.