Concept of ubiquitous stereo vision and applications for human sensing

We carried out experiments on real-time recognition technology mainly for humans (of human existence, the face and intentional gestures) in the real-world environment. We placed stereo cameras ubiquitously and used a large-capacity gigabit network. This paper describes the concept of this "ubiquitous stereo vision" and a new method for human sensing. We focused on the method of detecting the basic poses and arm pointing gestures of multiple persons. The objectives of this research were to use 3D and color information, and to develop a real-time new human sensing method. We placed the stereo cameras statically, utilize range information as a key, and understand the scene of human behavior. The cases of indoor life space support and safety improvement support are described as the specific applications.