Task-based evaluation of skin detection for communication and perceptual interfaces

Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 487-495

  Schmugge, Stephen J ^a   Zaffar, M Adeel ^a   Tsap, Leonid V ^b   Shin, Min C ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b Biology and Biotechnology Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical evaluation; Hand detection; Skin detection

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; FACE RECOGNITION; GESTURE RECOGNITION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SKIN EFFECT;

EMPIRICAL EVALUATION; HAND DETECTION; SKIN DETECTION;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 35448967054     PISSN: 10473203     EISSN: 10959076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvcir.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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