METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS BASED ON MOTION RECOGNITION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME

• US 20130076990A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Jung-geun, KIM, Yoo-tai, YU, Seung-dong, HAN, Sang-jin, RYU, Hee-seob
• Application Number:
  US13/683,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20130076990A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• 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 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• 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 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus controls a level of a volume of a provided broadcast signal or provides another broadcast signal if a broadcast signal is provided in response to a recognized user motion, and changes at least part of a screen on which a provided content is displayed if a content is provided in response to the recognized user motion.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display unit which provides images;

a motion input unit which receives a user motion;

a storage unit which stores a motion database where a motion task corresponding to a predetermined user motion is mapped differently according to a type of image; and

recognizing a user motion input through the motion input unit, and performing a motion task corresponding to the recognized user motion according to a type of image currently provided to the display unit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs a channel changing function or volume adjusting function in response to the recognized user motion, if the type of image is a broadcast image,

and performs a screen moving function in response to the recognized user motion, if the type of image is a web page image.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the user motion is a slap motion.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein in a case where the user motion is a slap motion in an up and down direction, the control unit performs a channel changing function in response to the recognized user motion, if the type of image is a broadcast image,

and performs a screen moving function in an up and down direction in response to the recognized user motion, if the type of image is a web page image.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein in a case where the user motion is a slap motion in a left and right direction, the control unit performs a volume adjusting function in response to the recognized user motion, if the type of image is a broadcast image,

and performs a screen moving function in a left and right direction in response to the recognized user motion, if the type of image is a web page image.

6. A control method of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

recognizing a user motion through a motion recognizing module; and

performing a motion task corresponding to the user motion according to a type of image currently provided to the electronic apparatus.

7. The control method according to claim 6, wherein the performing performs a channel changing function or volume adjusting function in response to the user motion, if the type of image is a broadcast image,

and performs a screen moving function in response to the user motion, if the type of image is a web page image.

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the user motion is a slap motion.

9. The control method according to claim 8, wherein in a case where the user motion is a slap motion in an up and down direction, the performing performs a channel changing function in response to the user motion, if the type of image is a broadcast image,

and performs a screen moving function in an up and down direction in response to the user motion, if the type of image is a web page image.

10. The control method according to claim 8, wherein in a case where the user motion is a slap motion in a left and right direction, the performing performs a volume adjusting function in response to the user motion, if the type of image is a broadcast image,

and performs a screen moving function in a left and right direction in response to the user motion, if the type of image is a web page image.

11. The control method according to claim 6, wherein the electronic apparatus stores a motion database where a motion task corresponding to a predetermined user motion is mapped differently according a type of image, and

the performing performs a motion task corresponding to the user motion using the motion database.

12. A control method of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

providing a first broadcast signal;

providing a second broadcast signal different from the first broadcast signal, in response to the user motion, when a user motion is recognized;

stopping providing the second broadcast signal, and providing a web page, when a web page execution command is input; and

moving a screen where the provided web page is displayed, in response to the user motion, when the user motion is recognized during when the web page is provided.