Omron Announces Gesture Recognition Software for Mobile Apps

Omron announces that it has developed an embedded hand gesture recognition technology capable of simultaneously recognizing the position, shape, and motion of a person's hand or finger by referencing a camera-recorded image. The technology features:

• Trigger motion is not necessary by facial image sensing technology.
• Hand or finger position, shape and movements can be recognized simultaneously.
• Hand gesture detection ranges from very near (about 10cm) to far (several meters).
• High-speed recognition is enabled on smartphones and tablets.
• Small program size makes it possible to embed the technology in a diverse range of devices.
• Recognizable size of hand: 40 pixels or higher
• Recognition start: By hand-waving or automatic via combination of face and hand recognition
• Recognition speed: 30fps at 1.0GHz Snapdragon
• Compatible operating systems: Windows XP/7, Android OS, iOS, etc.

The gesture recognition joins OKAO line of other licenseable image processing routines for mobile applications: