Apparatus and method for remote control using camera-based virtual touch
First Claim
1. A remote control apparatus using a camera-based virtual touch, comprising:
- an image obtaining unit obtaining two-dimensional (2D) image of a user'"'"'s body through image capturing;
a position calculator calculating coordinate data indicating positions of first coordinates (an eye) and second coordinates (a finger or pointer) of the user'"'"'s body on the 2D image of the user'"'"'s body using the 2D image received from the image obtaining unit; and
a matching identifier determining whether the coordinate data indicating the positions of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body, and determining that the user has a setting intention in response to determination that the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body,wherein the coordinate data produced by the position calculator is two-dimensional (2D) data and is coordinate data at a position viewed from a camera lens of the image obtaining unit.
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Abstract
A remote control apparatus comprises an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image of the body of a user by photographing the image, a location calculation unit for calculating coordinate data representing the locations of a first coordinate (eye) and a second coordinate (a finger or a pointer) of the body of the user by means of the image received from the image acquisition unit, and a match confirmation unit for checking whether the locations of the first and second coordinates of the body of the user match the extended connecting straight line, the coordinates having been confirmed on the basis of the camera lens-based coordinate data calculated in the location calculation unit, and if the match is confirmed, then concluding the setup intention of the user to be an affirmative.
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10 Claims
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1. A remote control apparatus using a camera-based virtual touch, comprising:
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an image obtaining unit obtaining two-dimensional (2D) image of a user'"'"'s body through image capturing; a position calculator calculating coordinate data indicating positions of first coordinates (an eye) and second coordinates (a finger or pointer) of the user'"'"'s body on the 2D image of the user'"'"'s body using the 2D image received from the image obtaining unit; and a matching identifier determining whether the coordinate data indicating the positions of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body, and determining that the user has a setting intention in response to determination that the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body, wherein the coordinate data produced by the position calculator is two-dimensional (2D) data and is coordinate data at a position viewed from a camera lens of the image obtaining unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remote control method using a camera-based virtual touch, comprising the steps of:
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(A) obtaining a two-dimensional (2D) image of a user'"'"'s body by a camera and calculating coordinate data indicating positions of first coordinates (an eye) and second coordinates (a finger or pointer) of a user'"'"'s body on the 2D image of the user'"'"'s body; (B) determining whether the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body; (C) detecting a variation in the obtained coordinate data of the first and second coordinates to detect the user'"'"'s motion (gesture) in response to determination that the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body; and (D) immediately determining that the user has a setting intention to perform a view setting distinctively for the view setting in response to determination that the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body, wherein the calculated coordinate data is two-dimensional (2D) data and is coordinate data at a position viewed from a camera lens of the camera.
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7. A remote control method using a camera-based virtual touch, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining a two-dimensional (2D) image of a user'"'"'s body by a camera and calculating coordinate data indicating positions of first coordinates (an eye) and second coordinates (a finger or pointer) of a user'"'"'s body on the 2D image of the user'"'"'s body; (b) determining whether the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body; (c) detecting a variation in the obtained coordinate data of the first and second coordinates to detect the user'"'"'s motion (gesture) in response to determination that the coordinate data indicating the position of the first coordinates of the user'"'"'s body is substantially identical to the coordinate data indicating the position of the second coordinates of the user'"'"'s body; and (d) generating a control command signal for controlling driving of an electronic device based on the detected motion of a finger and sending the control command signal to the electronic device, wherein the calculated coordinate data is two-dimensional (2D) data and is coordinate data at a position viewed from a camera lens of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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