MOTION ACTUATION SYSTEM AND RELATED MOTION DATABASE

• US 20100171696A1
• Filed: 01/06/2009
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Chi Kong
• Application Number:
  US12/349,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20100171696A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• 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: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device

Abstract

The claimed invention relates to an interactive system for recognizing a single or a series of hand motion of the user to control or create applications used in multimedia. In particular, the system includes a motion sensor detection unit (MSDU) 100 and a motion sensor interface (MSI) 110. More specifically, the motion sensor detection unit (MSDU) 100 additionally includes one or more controllers 102; the motion interface (MSI) 110 additionally includes a MEMS signal processor (MSP) 120, a motion interpreter and translator (MIT) 140, an Embedded UI Toolkits 150 and applications subunit 160. The claimed invention also relates to a motion database 130 which stores the motion event pre-defined by the user or manufacturer. The motion database 130 also allows the user to define the motion database according to the user'"'"'s preference.

Claims

1. An interactive system comprising a motion sensor detection unit containing one or more three-dimensional controllers;

and a motion sensor interface containing a MEMS signal processor, a motion interpreter and translator, an Embedded UI toolkit and an applications subunit.

2. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said one or more three-dimensional controllers additionally comprising one or more buttons.

3. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said one or more three-dimensional controllers transmit wireless control signals which are selected from the group consisting of ZigBee, Bluetooth Lower Energy, Z-wave and IR.

4. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said MEMS signal processor additionally comprises at least one wireless receiver, motion compensator, motion filter and motion database.

5. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one wireless receiver receives signals selected from the group consisting of ZigBee, Bluetooth Lower Energy, Z-wave and IR from said one or more three dimensional controllers.

6. The interactive system according to claim 4, wherein said motion database stores signal data received from said wireless receiver and processed by said motion compensator and said motion filter.

7. The interactive system according to claim 4, wherein said motion database matches pre-defined data stored in said motion database with signal data received from said wireless receiver and processed by said motion compensator and said motion filter in order to create a motion event.

8. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said motion interpreter and translator translates the motion event from said MEMS sensor processor into a non-browser application event or browser application event.

9. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said motion interpreter and translator sends non-browser application event to a non-browser application layer of said applications subunit and receives corresponding motion feedback from said applications subunit.

10. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said motion interpreter and translator sends browser application event to a browser application layer of said applications subunit through said Embedded UI Toolkit and receives corresponding motion feedback from said applications subunit through said Embedded UI Toolkit.

11. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said motion interpreter and translator sends said corresponding motion feedback to said motion database for storage.

12. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein said applications subunit execute said non-browser application event and said browser application event based upon the application input.

13. A method of using an interactive system comprising using a controller to create signals based upon the information displayed on a graphical user interface, transmitting said signals virtually from said controller to a receiver, said receiver transmitting said signals to a processor, said processor mapping said signals with a database, translating said motion event into application event after said mapping, executing said application event based upon the result of said translating, and displaying corresponding response on said graphical user interface based upon the result of said executing.

14. The method of using an interactive system according to claim 13, wherein said using said controller additionally comprises capturing motion along x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis about said controller to create said signals.

15. The method of using an interactive system according to claim 13, wherein said using said controller additionally comprises pressing one or more buttons on said controller during said capturing motion along x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis about said controller to create said signals.

16. The method of using an interactive system according to claim 13, wherein said using said controller additionally comprises chording one or more buttons on said controller during said capturing motion along x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis about said controller to create said signals.

17. The method of using an interactive system according to claim 13, wherein said mapping additionally comprises storing said signals in said database.

18. The method of using an interactive system according to claim 13, wherein said translating additionally comprises characterizing said motion event as two types of said application event including browser application event and non-browser application event.