System and method for performing motion capture by strobing a fluorescent lamp

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7567293
APP PUB NO 20070285559A1
SERIAL NO

11449043

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A system and method are described for performing motion capture on a subject using fluorescent lamps. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a synchronization signal generator to generate one or more synchronization signals; one or more fluorescent lamps configured to strobe on and off responsive to a first one of the one or more synchronization signals, the fluorescent lamps charging phosphorescent makeup, paint or dye applied to a subject for a motion capture session; and a plurality of cameras having shutters strobed synchronously with the strobing of the light source to capture images of the phosphorescent paint, wherein the shutters are open when the light source is off and the shutters are closed when the light source is on.

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VIRTUE GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED8 FINANCE STREET C/O SUITE 7003 70/F TWO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE CENTRAL HONG KONG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, David Allan Thornton, US 4 89
Perlman, Stephen G Palo Alto, US 323 18385
Speck, John Sunnyvale, US 34 2341
Van, der Laan Roger Menlo Park, US 122 3343

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