Method and Apparatus for Touchless Control of a Device
First Claim
1. A touchless user interface suitable for use with a device, comprising:
- a touchless sensing unit for generating a touchless sensory space, and tracking a finger movement; and
a control unit for associating at least one finger movement with a control action, and adjusting at least one control of the device in response to the finger movement,wherein said control action is an acquire, a select, or a release,
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Abstract
A touchless sensing unit (110) and method (200) for operating a device via touchless control is provided. The method can include detecting (210) a finger (310) within a touchless sensory space (101), and handling (220) a control of the device (100) in accordance with a movement of the finger. A first finger movement can be recognized for acquiring a control, and a second finger movement for selecting a control. The method can include estimating (230) a location of the finger in the touchless sensory space for acquiring the control, and identifying a finger movement (250) of the finger at the location for selecting the control.
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20 Claims
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1. A touchless user interface suitable for use with a device, comprising:
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a touchless sensing unit for generating a touchless sensory space, and tracking a finger movement; and a control unit for associating at least one finger movement with a control action, and adjusting at least one control of the device in response to the finger movement, wherein said control action is an acquire, a select, or a release, - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for touchless control suitable for use with a device, comprising:
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detecting a presence of a finger within a touchless sensory space; tracking a movement of the finger within the touchless sensory space; and handling a control of the device in accordance with the finger movement, by recognizing a first finger movement for acquiring a control; and recognizing a second finger movement for selecting a control. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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