Pfinder: Real-time tracking of the human body

CR Wren, A Azarbayejani, T Darrell… - IEEE Transactions on …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pfinder is a real-time system for tracking people and interpreting their behavior. It runs at 10
Hz on a standard SGI Indy computer, and has performed reliably on thousands of people in …

The wearable remembrance agent: A system for augmented memory

BJ Rhodes - Personal Technologies, 1997 - Springer
This paper describes the wearable remembrance agent, a continuously running proactive
memory aid that uses the physical context of a wearable computer to provide notes that …

Adapting hidden Markov models for ASL recognition by using three-dimensional computer vision methods

C Vogler, D Metaxas - 1997 IEEE International Conference on …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an approach to continuous American sign language (ASL) recognition, which
uses as input 3D data of arm motions. We use computer vision methods for 3D object shape …

A wearable computer based american sign language recognizer

T Starner, J Weaver, A Pentland - Digest of Papers. First …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern wearable computer designs package work-station level performance in systems
small enough to be worn as clothing. These machines enable technology to be brought …

[PDF][PDF] Real-time recognition of hand alphabet gestures using principal component analysis

H Birk, TB Moeslund, CB Madsen - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - researchgate.net
This work presents a design for a human computer interface capable of recognizing 25
gestures from the international hand alphabet in real-time. Principal Component Analysis …

Video-based sign language recognition using hidden markov models

M Assan, K Grobel - International Gesture Workshop, 1997 - Springer
This paper is concerned with the video-based recognition of signs. Concentrating on the
manual parameters of sign language, the system aims for the signer dependent recognition …

[PDF][PDF] Wearable audio computing: A survey of interaction techniques

DK Roy, N Sawhney, C Schmandt… - http://www. media. mit …, 1997 - media.mit.edu
We consider wearable computing applications which rely on audio as a primary medium of
the interface. This paper surveys a range of interaction techniques which may be applied to …

The recognition algorithm with non-contact for Japanese sign language using morphological analysis

H Matsuo, S Igi, S Lu, Y Nagashima, Y Takata… - International Gesture …, 1997 - Springer
This paper documents the recognition method of deciphering Japanese sign language (JSL)
using projected images. The goal of the movement recognition is to foster communication …

A wearable computer-based American sign language recogniser

T Starner, J Weaver, A Pentland - Personal Technologies, 1997 - Springer
Modern wearable computer designs package workstation-level performance in systems
small enough to be worn as clothing. These machines enable technology to be brought …

Description and recognition methods for sign language based on gesture components

H Sagawa, M Takeuchi, M Ohki - … of the 2nd international Conference on …, 1997 - dl.acm.org
Sign language gestures are inflected in accordance with the context. To recognize such sign
language properly, the structure of sign kmgoage must be made clear. It is well known that …