Apparatus and Method of User Posture Recognition

The present invention relates to a device and a method of recognizing a user's position or posture. User position recognition apparatus generates a difference image from the plurality of frame images, and wherein the generating, based on a difference image for dividing the motion region in which the motion exists in the frame image motion area division in accordance with the present invention; Skin candidate area division of dividing the user's skin candidate region in the frame image; Skin area detection unit for detecting an area corresponding to between the skin region and the candidate motion region in the frame image as a skin area; And it may include analyzing the frame image in the skin area user posture recognition section for recognizing a posture or a gesture of the user.