GESTURE CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20120062453A1
• Filed: 09/13/2010
• Published: 03/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Oks, Eduard, Rosen, Alex
• Granted Patent: US 8,890,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A method for controlling a device comprises: a) providing a mobile device comprising a camera; b) positioning said mobile device such that said camera acquires the image of an operator'"'"'s hands; c) analyzing the movements of said operator'"'"'s hands to derive a control command therefrom; and d) transmitting said control command to a controlled device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a device, comprising:

a) providing a mobile device comprising a camera;

b) positioning said mobile device such that said camera acquires the image of an operator'"'"'s hands;

c) analyzing the movements of said operator'"'"'s hands to derive a control command therefrom; and

d) transmitting said control command to a controlled device.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the controlled device is integral to the mobile phone.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the controlled device is a projector.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the controlled device is separate from the mobile device.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein control commands are transmitted from the mobile device to the external device via WiFi.

7. A system comprising:

A) a controlled device;

B) a mobile device comprising a camera;

C) Circuitry for deriving control commands from movements captured by said camera and for transmitting them to the controlled device.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the camera and the controlled device are integral to a mobile device.

9. A mobile phone comprising a camera, a projector and circuitry for deriving control commands from movements captured by said camera and for operating said projector therewith.