METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES USING GESTURES AND RELATED 3D SENSOR
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a device using gestures, the method comprising:
- capturing a three-dimensional (3D) image associated with a user of the device;
identifying whether a line of site of the user is directed towards a predetermined area in a space surrounding the user, the predetermined area being a sensor area, the line of sight being an imaginary straight line between a position of eyes of the user and an object that the user views;
identifying a gesture made by the user substantially contemporaneously with the current line of sight;
comparing the gesture to one or more predetermined gestures associated with the sensor area; and
based on the comparison, selectively providing to the device a command corresponding to the combination of the sensor area and the gesture.
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Abstract
Provided are computer-implemented methods and systems for controlling devices using gestures and a 3D sensor that enables implementing the above. In one embodiment, the method proposed herein may be based on defining at least one sensor area within the space surrounding a user of a controlled device; associating this sensor area with at least one user gesture; associating the combination of the user gesture and sensor area with an actionable command; identifying the direction of the line of sight of the user and a focal point of the line of sight of the user; and, if the line of sight of the user is directed a sensor area, issuing an actionable command corresponding to the combination of the sensor area and the gesture that the user makes while looking at this sensor area.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a device using gestures, the method comprising:
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capturing a three-dimensional (3D) image associated with a user of the device; identifying whether a line of site of the user is directed towards a predetermined area in a space surrounding the user, the predetermined area being a sensor area, the line of sight being an imaginary straight line between a position of eyes of the user and an object that the user views; identifying a gesture made by the user substantially contemporaneously with the current line of sight; comparing the gesture to one or more predetermined gestures associated with the sensor area; and based on the comparison, selectively providing to the device a command corresponding to the combination of the sensor area and the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for controlling a device using gestures, the system comprising:
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an infrared (IR) projector to generate modulated light; an IR camera to capture a three-dimensional (3D) image associated with a user of the device; and a computing unit communicatively coupled to the IR projector and the IR camera, the computing unit being configured to analyze the 3D image and, based on the analysis, to; identify a sensor area within a direction of a current line of sight of the user, the line of sight being an imaginary straight line between a position of eyes of the user and an object that the user views, identify a gesture made by the user substantially contemporaneously with the current line of sight, compare the gesture to one or more predetermined gestures associated with the sensor area; and based on the comparison, selectively provide to the device a command corresponding to the combination of the sensor area and the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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