DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOUSE POINTER
First Claim
1. A device for controlling a mouse pointer, the device comprising:
- a display unit;
an image photographing unit for photographing images of a first object and a second object; and
a controller for setting a point between the first object and the second object detected from the photographed images as a position of the mouse pointer on the display unit, and, when a distance between the first object and the second object is less than a predetermined distance, determining that a user selection instruction for the point has been input.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a device for controlling a mouse pointer, providing a display unit; an image photographing unit for photographing images of a first object and a second object; and a controller for setting a point between the first object and the second object detected from the photographed images as a position of a mouse pointer on the display unit, and when a distance between the first object and the second object is less than a predetermined distance, determining that a user selection instruction for the point has been input. The device detects movement of fingers using differential images according to the movement of the fingers, so that even when a continuously changing surrounding lighting or a user face having the similar color with the finger is included in a background, it is possible to accurately identify the movement of the fingers.
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12 Claims
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1. A device for controlling a mouse pointer, the device comprising:
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a display unit; an image photographing unit for photographing images of a first object and a second object; and a controller for setting a point between the first object and the second object detected from the photographed images as a position of the mouse pointer on the display unit, and, when a distance between the first object and the second object is less than a predetermined distance, determining that a user selection instruction for the point has been input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
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7. A method for controlling a mouse pointer, the method comprising the steps of:
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photographing images of a first object and a second object; setting a point between the first object and the second object detected from the photographed images as a position of the mouse pointer; and when a distance between the first object and the second object is less than a predetermined distance, determining that a user selection instruction for the point has been input. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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Specification