Interactive system and device with gesture recognition function

• US 10,592,003 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2018
• Issued: 03/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Original Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Inventors: Lai, Horng-Goung, Hsu, En-Feng, Hsieh, Meng-Huan, Huang, Yu-Hao, Chen, Nien-Tse
• Primary Examiner(s): Nawaz, Talha M
• Application Number:
  US16/196,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20190087014A1
• Time in Patent Office: 483 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

Glasses with gesture recognition function include a glasses frame and a gesture recognition system. The gesture recognition system is disposed on the glasses frame and configured to detect hand gestures in front of the glasses thereby generating a control command. The gesture recognition system transmits the control command to an electronic device to correspondingly control the electronic device.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a frame comprising a left frame, a right frame and a connecting part connecting between the left frame and the right frame, wherein the connecting part has a constant width region; and

a gesture recognition system embedded inside the constant width region of the connecting part of the frame, the gesture recognition system comprising;

an illumination device; and

an image sensor configured to capture image data,

wherein the constant width region connects the right and left frames along a transverse direction, and the illumination device and the image sensor are both disposed inside the constant width region of the connecting part and adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the transverse direction.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the constant width region connects only a part of adjacent edges of the right frame and the left frame.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the left frame, the right frame and the connecting part are formed integrally.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the constant width region has a width smaller than a height of the right frame and the left frame.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illumination device is configured to emit infrared light.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame further comprises a left temple arm and a right temple arm respectively connected to the left frame and the right frame.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a switch device arranged on the left temple arm or the right temple arm, and the switch device being configured to turn on or turn off the gesture recognition system.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit a control command.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data captured by the image sensor.

10. An interactive system, comprising:

a monitor; and

a device, comprising;

a frame comprising a left frame, a right frame and a connecting part connecting between the left frame and the right frame, wherein the connecting part has a constant width region; and

a gesture recognition system embedded inside the constant width region of the connecting part of the frame, the gesture recognition system comprising;

an illumination device;

an image sensor configured to capture images,

wherein the constant width region connects the right and left frames along a transverse direction, and the illumination device and the image sensor are both disposed inside the constant width region of the connecting part and adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the transverse direction;

a processor configured to recognize motion track of an object according to the captured images to generate a control command; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the control command to the monitor to correspondingly control information shown thereon.

11. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control command comprises an ON/OFF command, a zooming command, a page-turning command, a volume command and a channel-selection command.

12. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the motion track comprises an upward track, a downward track, a leftward track, a rightward track, a forward track, a backward track and a rotation track of the object.

13. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the constant width region connects only a part of adjacent edges of the right frame and the left frame.

14. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the left frame, the right frame and the connecting part are formed integrally.

15. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the constant width region has a width smaller than a height of the right frame and the left frame.

16. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the device further comprises a left temple arm and a right temple arm respectively connected to the left frame and the right frame.

17. The interactive system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the device further comprises a switch device arranged on the left temple arm or the right temple arm, and the switch device being configured to turn on or turn off the gesture recognition system.

18. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the illumination device is configured to emit infrared light.

19. An interactive system, comprising:

a portable device, comprising;

a frame comprising a left frame, a right frame and a connecting part connecting between the left frame and the right frame, wherein the connecting part has a constant width region; and

a gesture recognition system embedded inside the constant width region of the connecting part of the frame, the gesture recognition system comprising;

an illumination device;

an image sensor configured to capture image data,

wherein the constant width region connects the right and left frames along a transverse direction, and the illumination device and the image sensor are both disposed inside the constant width region of the connecting part and adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the transverse direction; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data captured by the image sensor; and

an electronic device comprising a processor configured to process the image data to generate a control command.

20. The interactive system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the electronic device comprises a display.