User analytics using a camera device and associated systems and methods

1. A computer-implemented method for performing location and movement determination in a three-dimensional environment using a computing device having a camera, comprising:

capturing an image of a user using the camera of the computing device;

identifying the user from the image using a first algorithm;

determining a first physical information, the first physical information comprising a noisy pose data of the user, using a second algorithm;

applying a filter to the noisy pose data to generate a filtered first physical information;

determining a second physical information, the second physical information comprising a depth of the user with respect to the camera, based on the first physical information and an input parameter of the user using a search process; and

determining the location of the user in the environment based on the filtered first physical information and the second physical information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a first pose size of the user from a first user pose and determining a second pose size of the user from a second user pose; and

determining the depth based on one or more of the camera's center, a distance to an imaging plane, an input height of the user, the first pose size, and the second pose size.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining the first pose size based on a length of pose limbs associated with the first user pose.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a movement associated with the user based on the first physical information.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a direction of gravity using the computing device;

determining a second location of a portion of the user's body in the three-dimensional environment; and

determining, based on the second location, a distance between the camera and the second location.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining, based on the second physical information, a reference plane in the camera's coordinate system.

7. A non-transitory storage medium for performing location and movement determination in a three-dimensional environment using a computing device having a camera, the storage medium comprising machine-readable program code that cause a processor to:

capture an image of a user using the camera of the computing device;

identify the user from the image using a first algorithm;

determine a first physical information, the first physical information comprising a noisy pose data of the user, using a second algorithm;

apply a filter to the noisy pose data to generate a filtered first physical information;

determine a second physical information, the second physical information comprising a depth of the user with respect to the camera, based on the first physical information and an input parameter of the user using a search process; and

determine the location of the user in the environment based on the filtered first physical information and the second physical information.

8. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising program code to:

determine a first pose size of the user from a first user pose and determine a second pose size of the user from a second user pose; and

determine the depth based on one or more of the camera's center, a distance to an imaging plane, an input height of the user, the first pose size, and the second pose size.

9. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising program code to:

determine a movement associated with the user based on the first physical information.

10. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising program code to:

determine a direction of gravity using the computing device;

determine a second location of a portion of the user's body in the three-dimensional environment; and

determine, based on the second location, a distance between the camera and the second location.

11. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising program code to:

determine, based on the second physical information, a reference plane in the camera's coordinate system.

12. A computing device for performing location and movement determination in a three-dimensional environment, comprising:

a camera device;

a processor; and

a non-transitory memory storing program code thereon, the program code executable by the processor to:

capture an image of a user using the camera device of the computing device;

identify the user from the image using a first algorithm;

determine a first physical information, the first physical information comprising a noisy pose data of the user, using a second algorithm;

apply a filter to the noisy pose data to generate a filtered first physical information;

determine a second physical information, the second physical information comprising a depth of the user with respect to the camera device, based on the first physical information and an input parameter of the user using a search process; and

determine the location of the user in the environment based on the filtered first physical information and the second physical information.

13. The computing device of claim 12 , further comprising program code to:

determine a first pose size of the user from a first user pose and determining a second pose size of the user from a second user pose; and

determine the depth based on one or more of the camera device's center, a distance to an imaging plane, an input height of the user, the first pose size, and the second pose size.

14. The computing device of claim 12 , further comprising program code to:

determine a direction of gravity using the computing device;

determine the location of a portion of the user's body in the three-dimensional environment; and

determine, based on the location, a distance between the camera device and the location.

15. The computing device of claim 14 , further comprising program code to:

determine, based on the second physical information, a reference plane in the camera device's coordinate system.