<s>
Sony	B-General_Concept
Depthsensing	I-General_Concept
Solutions	I-General_Concept
SA/NV	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
a	O
Belgian	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Eric	O
Krzeslo	O
and	O
Thibaud	O
Remacle	O
which	O
develops	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
real-time	O
range	B-Algorithm
imaging	I-Algorithm
(	O
3D	O
)	O
cameras	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
time-of-flight	O
cameras	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
provides	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
solutions	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
technology	O
to	O
the	O
interactive	O
digital	O
entertainment	O
,	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
,	O
health	O
&	O
fitness	O
,	O
and	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
technology	O
has	O
been	O
applied	O
to	O
interactive	O
digital	O
signage	O
and	O
advergaming	B-Application
,	O
interactive	O
television	O
,	O
and	O
physical	O
therapy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
centered	O
on	O
providing	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
and	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
,	O
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
branched	O
out	O
into	O
internal	O
game	O
and	O
application	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
Studios	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
then	O
progressed	O
into	O
hardware	O
,	O
partnering	O
with	O
time-of-flight	B-Device
camera	I-Device
developer	O
Optrima	B-General_Concept
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
merging	O
into	O
a	O
reformed	O
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
by	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
's	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
software	O
platform	O
,	O
named	O
iisu	O
,	O
can	O
recognize	O
and	O
distinguish	O
or	O
isolate	O
different	O
scenic	O
elements	O
,	O
can	O
identify	O
and	O
track	O
the	O
body	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
adapt	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
shape	O
,	O
posture	O
,	O
and	O
movements	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
physical	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iisu	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
major	O
real-time	O
range	B-Algorithm
imaging	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
guards	O
developers	O
against	O
the	O
particularities	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
named	O
DepthSense	B-General_Concept
(	O
formerly	O
OptriCam	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
3D	O
time-of-flight	O
imagers	O
based	O
on	O
patented	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
and	O
time-of-flight	O
(	O
TOF	O
)	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Current	B-General_Concept
Assisted	I-General_Concept
Photonic	I-General_Concept
Demodulation	I-General_Concept
(	O
CAPD	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
patented	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
pixel	I-Architecture
technology	O
,	O
DepthSense	B-General_Concept
hardware	O
products	O
range	O
from	O
sensors	O
to	O
consumer	O
and	O
professional	O
3D	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
Studios	O
has	O
collaborated	O
on	O
numerous	O
gesture	O
recognition-based	O
projects	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
PC	O
,	O
consoles	O
,	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
interactive	O
digital	O
signage	O
;	O
with	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Orange	O
Vallée	O
and	O
Fuel	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Softkinetic	B-General_Concept
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Sony	B-General_Concept
Depthsensing	I-General_Concept
Solutions	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
