GESTURE-BASED REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20100302357A1
• Filed: 05/26/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Inventors: HSU, Che-Hao, Chen, Shoei-Lai
• Application Number:
  US12/471,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20100302357A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/77
• 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: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

A gesture-based remote control system includes a camera module (300), an image recognition module (100), a wireless transmitter (400), and a main-controlling electronic appliance (200). The image recognition module (100) is electrically connected to the camera module (300). The wireless transmitter (400) is electrically connected to the image recognition module (100). The main-controlling electronic appliance (200) is detachably connected to the image recognition module (100). The main-controlling electronic appliance (200) includes a monitor (202). A motion controlling command is obtained by recognizing an image of a user in the camera module (300) with the image recognition module (100). A key controlling command is obtained from the motion controlling command and a key code information by the image recognition module (100). The key controlling command is sent by the image recognition module (100) to the wireless transmitter (400). The key controlling command is sent to a controlled electronic application by the wireless transmitter to control the controlled electronic application.

Claims

1. A gesture-based remote control system, comprising:

a camera module (300);

an image recognition module (100) electrically connected to the camera module (300);

a wireless transmitter (400) electrically connected to the image recognition module (100); and

a main-controlling electronic appliance (200) having a monitor (202) and the main-controlling electronic appliance (200) detachably connected to the image recognition module (100);

wherein a motion controlling command is obtained by recognizing an image of a user in the camera module (300) with the image recognition module (100);

a key controlling command is obtained from the motion controlling command and a key code information by the image recognition module (100);

the key controlling command is sent to the wireless transmitter (400) by the image recognition module (100);

the key controlling command is sent to a controlled electronic application by the wireless transmitter (400) to control the controlled electronic application.

2. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the main-controlling electronic appliance (200) is a television.

3. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 2, wherein the television has an on-screen display (OSD) (204).

4. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the controlled electronic appliance is a television, a DVD player, an air conditioner, or a computer.

5. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the image recognition module (100) further comprises an erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) (112).

6. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, further comprising an infrared port (500) electrically connected to the image recognition module (100), and the image recognition module (100) receives the key code information sent from the controlled electronic application through the infrared port (500).

7. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the key controlling command comprises a startup command, a cancel command, an increment command, a decrement command, and a click command.

8. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the recognition module (100) is detachably connected to the main-controlling electronic appliance (200).

9. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 8, wherein the image recognition module (100) is connected to the main-controlling electronic appliance (200) through a serial port.

10. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the image recognition module (100) further comprises:

a digital image processor (102) electrically connected to the camera module (300);

a microprocessor (104) electrically connected to the digital image processor (102); and

an analog-to-digital converter (114) electrically connected to the microprocessor (104).

11. The gesture-based remote control system in claim 1, wherein the key code information is stored in the image recognition module (100).