Implementations generally perform robust multi-view multi-target action recognition using reconstructed 3-dimensional (3D) poses. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a plurality of videos of a plurality of subjects in an environment, where at least one target subject of the plurality of subjects performs one or more actions in the environment. The method further includes tracking the at least one target subject across at least two cameras. The method further includes reconstructing a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the at least one target subject based on the plurality of videos and the tracking of the at least one target subject. The method further includes recognizing the one or more actions of the at least one target subject based on the reconstructing of the 3D model.

An exemplary method includes maintaining a receiver-side mesh-vertices list, receiving duplicative-vertex information from a sender, and responsively reducing the receiver-side mesh-vertices list in accordance with the received duplicative-vertex information, and rendering, using the reduced receiver-side mesh-vertices list, viewpoint-adaptive three-dimensional (3D) personas of a subject at least in part by weighting video pixel colors from different video-camera vantage points of video cameras that capture video streams of the subject, the weighting being performed according to a respective geometric relationship of each video-camera vantage point to a user-selected viewpoint.

A workpiece image search apparatus includes: a workpiece image deformation unit that generates a third workpiece image by deforming a second workpiece image so that a difference in workpiece shape between a first workpiece image and the second workpiece image becomes smaller, wherein the first workpiece image is obtained by projecting a first workpiece shape of a first workpiece on a two-dimensional plane, and the second workpiece image is obtained by projecting a second workpiece shape of a second workpiece on a two-dimensional plane; and a similarity calculation unit that calculates a similarity between the first workpiece shape and the second workpiece shape by comparing the third workpiece image with the first workpiece image.

A method for characterizing a pose estimation system includes: receiving, from a pose estimation system, first poses of an arrangement of objects in a first scene; receiving, from the pose estimation system, second poses of the arrangement of objects in a second scene, the second scene being a rigid transformation of the arrangement of objects of the first scene with respect to the pose estimation system; computing a coarse scene transformation between the first scene and the second scene; matching corresponding poses between the first poses and the second poses; computing a refined scene transformation between the first scene and the second scene based on coarse scene transformation, the first poses, and the second poses; transforming the first poses based on the refined scene transformation to compute transformed first poses; and computing an average rotation error and an average translation error of the pose estimation system based on differences between the transformed first poses and the second poses.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for electric grid asset detection are enclosed. An electric grid asset detection method includes: obtaining overhead imagery of a geographic region that includes electric grid wires; identifying the electric grid wires within the overhead imagery; and generating a polyline graph of the identified electric grid wires. The method includes replacing curves in polylines within the polyline graph with a series of fixed lines and endpoints; identifying, based on characteristics of the fixed lines and endpoints, a location of a utility pole that supports the electric grid wires; detecting an electric grid asset from street level imagery at the location of the utility pole; and generating a representation of the electric grid asset for use in a model of the electric grid.

A handwash monitoring system includes: an imaging device; and a processor. The processor detects a first candidate abnormality existing in a hand of a user from a first image captured by the imaging device before handwashing, and detects a second candidate abnormality existing in the hand of the user from a second image captured by the imaging device after the handwashing. The processor determines a type of an abnormality on the hand of the user based on a difference between a shape of the first candidate abnormality and a shape of the second candidate abnormality wherein the first candidate abnormality and the second candidate abnormality are detected from an identical region.

According to at least one aspect, a system for scanning an object is provided. The system comprises at least one hardware processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform: generating a first 3-dimensional (3D) model of the object; identifying a set of imaging positions from which to capture at least one image based on the first 3D model of the object; obtaining a set of images of the object captured at, or approximately at, the set of imaging positions; and generating a second 3D model of the object based on the set of images.

Various aspects of a system and a method for determining a position of one or more multi-dimensional objects are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the system may include a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain, from a plurality of satellite images, shadow data of a first multi-dimensional object from one or more multi-dimensional objects on a visible surface. The processor may be configured to obtain, from a server, base elevation data and height data of the first multi-dimensional object. The processor may be further configured to generate a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the plurality of multi-dimensional objects. The processor may be further configured to determine a position of a second multi-dimensional object of the plurality of multi-dimensional objects on the visible surface, based on the generated DEM.

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a 3D model representative of upper teeth (U1) of a patient (P) and receiving a plurality of images of a face of the patient (P). The method also includes generating a facial model (200) of the patient based on the received plurality of images and determining, based on the determined facial model (200), the received 3D model of 10 the upper teeth (U1) and the plurality of images, a spatial relationship between the upper teeth (U1) of the patient (P) and a facial skeleton of the patient (P).

The present invention relates to a method for deriving a 3D data from image data comprising: receiving, from at least one camera, image data representing an environment; detecting, from the image data, at least one object within the environment; classifying the at least one detected object, wherein the method comprises, for each classified object of the classified at least one objects: determining a 2D skeleton of the classified object by implementing a neural network to identify features of the classified object in the image data corresponding to the classified object; and constructing a 3D skeleton for the classified object, comprising mapping the determined 2D skeleton to 3D.