Facial location determination

Number: 10659679
Published: 2020-05-19
Filed: 2017-08-16
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: Beeler; Thabo, Bradley; Derek, Corbellini; Giorgio
CPC: H04N23/69; G01S13/874; G01S13/878; G01S5/14; G01S13/765; G01S5/0247; H04N23/695; H04N23/611; H04N23/90
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Radar/camera sensing hardware for facial location determination.

Abstract

A method of determining facial location and orientation may include receiving a location of a first radio frequency (RF) tag on a subject; receiving a location of a second RF tag on the subject; determining a location and orientation of a face of the subject using at least the location of the first RF tag and the location of the second RF tag; and sending commands to one or more camera units. The commands may cause the one or more camera units to capture the location and orientation of the face of the subject.

Background

BACKGROUND(1) Indoor localization, including the localization of humans in an indoor setting, has been the focus of numerous research projects, and there exists commercial off-the-shelf solutions both for the industrial and consumer world. However, there are many scenarios that are not handled well by those solutions. For example, performance capture has become the industry standard method for driving virtual character animation in films, video games, and even live-action shows. In particular, facial capture is especially important because the face is arguably the most important part of a character, yet it is the most difficult component to animate correctly. In order to perform facial capture, high-quality video determination of the subject's face is a critical component.BRIEF SUMMARY(2) In some embodiments, a method of determining facial location and orientation may include receiving a location of a first radio frequency (RF) tag on a subject and receiving a location of a second RF tag on the subject. The method may also include determining a location and orientation of a face of the subject using at least the location of the first RF tag and the location of the second RF tag. The method may additionally include sending commands to one or more camera units. The commands may cause the one or more camera units to capture the location and orientation of the face of the subject.(3) In some embodiments, a system may include a first radio frequency (RF) tag on a subject, a second

Claims

1. A method of determining facial location and orientation, the method comprising: receiving a location of a first radio frequency (RF) tag on a subject; receiving a location of a second RF tag on the subject; determining a location and orientation of a face of the subject using at least the location of the first RF tag and the location of the second RF tag; and sending commands to one or more camera units, wherein the commands are generated using the location and orientation of the face of the subject to cause the one or more camera units to capture images of the face of the subject. 9. A system comprising: a first radio frequency (RF) tag on a subject; a second RF tag on the subject; one or more camera units; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving a location of the first RF tag on the subject; receiving a location of the second RF tag on the subject; determining a location and orientation of a face of the subject using at least the location of the first RF tag and the location of the second RF tag; and sending commands to one or more camera units, wherein the commands are generated using the location and orientation of the face of the subject to cause the one or more camera units to capture images of the face of the subject. 15. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving a location of the first RF tag on the subject; receiving a location of the second RF tag on the subject; determining a location and orientation of a face of the subject using at least the location of the first RF tag and the location of the second RF tag; and sending commands to one or more camera units, wherein the commands are generated using the location and orientation of the face of the subject to cause the one or more camera units to capture images of the face of the subject.