An Overview to Gesture Recognition.
                     AN OVERVIEW TO 
GESTURE 
RECOGNITION
ProjectW aHnAaTl yISs iGs EsSliTdUeR 3E RECOGNITION?
• Gesture recognition is a type of perceptual 
computing user interface that allows 
computers to capture and interpret human 
gestures as commands. 
• The general definition of gesture 
recognition is the ability of a computer to 
understand gestures and execute 
commands based on those gestures. 
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Project HaOnWal yISs iAs  “sGlidEeST 3URE” DEFINED?
• In order to understand how gesture 
recognition works, it is important to 
understand how the word “gesture” is 
defined. 
• In its most general sense, the word gesture 
can refer to any non-verbal communication 
that is intended to communicate a specific 
message. 
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ProjeHcOt Wan GaElSyTsUisR sEl iRdEeC 3OGNITION WORKS?
• Gesture recognition is an alternative user 
interface for providing real-time data to a 
computer. Instead of typing with keys or 
tapping on a touch screen, a motion sensor 
perceives and interprets movements as the 
primary source of data input. 
• This is what happens between the time a 
gesture is made, and the computer reacts.
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Project analysSisT EsPlidS eIN 3VOLVED
• A camera feeds image data into a sensing 
device that is connected to a computer. 
The sensing device typically uses an 
infrared sensor or projector for the purpose 
of calculating depth,
• Specially designed software identifies 
meaningful gestures from a predetermined 
gesture library where each gesture is 
matched to a computer command.
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Project anaSlyTsEiPsS s IlNidVeO 3LVED CONT.
• The software then correlates each 
registered real-time gesture, interprets the 
gesture and uses the library to identify 
meaningful gestures that match the library.
• Once the gesture has been interpreted, the 
computer executes the command 
correlated to that specific gesture.
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ProjeWctH aOn MalAyKsiEsS s GliEdSeT U3RE RECOGNITION 
SOFTWARE?
• Microsoft is leading the charge with Kinect, 
a gesture recognition platform that allows 
humans to communicate with computers 
entirely through speaking and gesturing. 
Kinect gives computers, “eyes, ears, and a 
brain.” 
• There are a few other players in the space 
such as SoftKinect, GestureTek, PointGrab, 
eyeSight and PrimeSense, an Israeli 
company recently acquired by Apple.
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Project IaNn-aSTlyOsRisE  sRlEidTeA I3L ENGAGEMENT
• Gesture recognition has the power to 
deliver an exciting, seamless in-store 
experience. 
• This example uses Kinect to create an 
engaging retail experience by immersing 
the shopper in relevant content, helping 
her to try on products and offering a game 
that allows the shopper to earn a discount 
incentive.
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ProjecCtH aAnNaGlIyNsGis H sOliWde W 3E INTERACT WITH 
TRADITIONAL COMPUTERS
• A company named Leap Motion last year 
introduced the Leap Motion Controller, a 
gesture-based computer interaction system 
for PC and Mac. 
• A USB device and roughly the size of a 
Swiss army knife, the controller allows 
users to interact with traditional computers 
with gesture control. 
• It’s very easy to see the live experience 
applications of this technology.
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Project analTyHsEis O sPliEdReA T3ING ROOM
• Companies such as Microsoft and Siemens 
are working together to redefine the way 
that everyone from motorists to surgeons 
accomplish highly sensitive tasks. 
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Project analyWsIiNs DsSliHdIeE L3D WIPERS
• Google and Ford are also reportedly 
working on a system that allows drivers to 
control features such as air conditioning, 
windows and windshield wipers with 
gesture controls. 
• The Cadillac CUE system recognizes some 
gestures such as tap, flick, swipe and 
spread to scroll lists and zoom in on maps.
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Project analysMisO BsIlLidEe P A3YMENTS
• Seeper, a London-based startup, has 
created a technology called Seemove that 
has gone beyond image and gesture 
recognition to object recognition. 
• Ultimately, Seeper believes that their 
system could allow people to  manage 
personal media, such as photos or files, 
and even initiate online payments using 
gestures.
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