The EPO granted patent EP3983997A1 to Hinge Health, Inc. covering methods and systems for monocular depth estimation of persons. The patent describes deep learning-based approaches to extract 3D spatial information from single 2D camera inputs, with applications in pose estimation and movement tracking. Inventors Colin Brown and Louis Harbour developed techniques classified under G06N 3/045, G06N 3/048, G06N 3/084, G06N 3/09, G06T 7/73.

Companies developing motion capture, pose estimation, or digital health technologies should review this patent for freedom-to-operate considerations. Patent claims cover neural network architectures for depth estimation from monocular images, potentially affecting product development in physical therapy, fitness tracking, and movement analysis applications. No compliance deadlines or regulatory obligations apply to this patent publication.