Method and apparatus for approximating depth of an object's placement onto a monitored region with applications to virtual interface devices
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1. An electronic device for detecting a depth of an object'"'"'s placement on a monitored region, the electronic device comprising:
- one or more light sources configured to direct structured light across the monitored region;
a light detecting device configured to capture an image of a light pattern that forms on the object as a result of the object intersecting the structured light when being placed at a first position in the monitored region; and
a processor configured to;
identify a geometric characteristic of the image of the light pattern, wherein the geometric characteristic of the image is variable with a depth of the first position relative to where the light detecting device captures the image; and
approximate the depth of the first position based on the identified geometric characteristic.
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Abstract
Structured light is directed across a monitored region. An image is captured of a light pattern that forms on the object as a result of the object intersecting the structured light when the object is placed at a first position in the monitored region. A geometric characteristic is identified of the image of the light pattern. The geometric characteristic is variable with a depth of the first position relative to where the image is captured. The depth of the first position is approximated based on the measured geometric characteristic.
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1. An electronic device for detecting a depth of an object'"'"'s placement on a monitored region, the electronic device comprising:
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one or more light sources configured to direct structured light across the monitored region;
a light detecting device configured to capture an image of a light pattern that forms on the object as a result of the object intersecting the structured light when being placed at a first position in the monitored region; and
a processor configured to;
identify a geometric characteristic of the image of the light pattern, wherein the geometric characteristic of the image is variable with a depth of the first position relative to where the light detecting device captures the image; and
approximate the depth of the first position based on the identified geometric characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic device for approximating a depth of an objects placement on a monitored region, the electronic device comprising:
processor configured to;
receive information from a light detecting device, including information from an image of a light pattern that is formed on the object as a result of the object intersecting a structured light when being placed at a first position in the monitored region;
identify a geometric characteristic of the image of the light pattern, wherein the geometric characteristic of the image is variable with a depth of the first position relative to where the light detecting device captures the image; and
approximate the depth of the first position based on the identified geometric characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An electronic device comprising:
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one or more light sources to project structured light over a monitored region, the one or more light sources including a first end that is distal to a surface upon which the monitored region is provided on; and
a light detecting device that is configured to capture an image of the object intersecting the structured light when being placed at a first position in the monitored region; and
a processor that is configured to use the image to determine a depth of the first position relative to where the light detecting device captures the image;
wherein the light detecting device is placed so that a center of the light detecting device is more proximate to the surface than the first end of the one or more light sources. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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