Methods for capturing depth data of a scene and applying computer actions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8840470
APP PUB NO 20090215533A1
SERIAL NO

12392044

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A computer-implemented method is provided to automatically apply predefined privileges for identified and tracked users in a space having one or more media sources. The method includes an operation to define and save to memory, a user profile. The user profile may include data that identifies and tracks a user with a depth-sensing camera. In another operation privileges that define levels of access to particular media for the user profile are defined and saved. The method also includes an operation to capture image and depth data from the depth-sensing camera of a scene within the space. In yet another operation, the user is tracked and identified within the scene from the image and depth data. In still another operation the defined privileges are automatically applied to one or more media sources, so that the user is granted access to selected content from the one or more media sources.

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SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY SAN MATEO CA 94404

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haigh, Mike London, GB 1 174
Zalewski, Gary Oakland, US 90 5695

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