Gesture-Based Automotive Controls
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- maintaining, by a computer system, a correlation between a plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a plurality of predetermined regions of a vehicle, and a plurality of functions, such that each gesture in the plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a particular region of the plurality of predetermined regions, is associated with a particular function in the plurality of functions, wherein each region of the plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle is associated with a respective controllable component of a plurality of controllable components of the vehicle;
recording three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle;
based on the three-dimensional images, detecting, by the computer system, a given gesture in a given region of the vehicle, wherein the given gesture corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined gestures and the given region corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined regions, and wherein the given region is associated with a given controllable component of the plurality of controllable components;
selecting, by the computer system and based on the correlation, a function associated with the given gesture in combination with the given region; and
controlling, by the computer system, the given controllable component of the vehicle based on the function.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for gesture-based controls are disclosed. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that includes maintaining a correlation between a plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a plurality of predetermined regions of a vehicle, and a plurality of functions. The method further includes recording three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle and, based on the three-dimensional images, detecting a given gesture in a given region of the vehicle, where the given gesture corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined gestures and the given region corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined regions. The method still further includes selecting, based on the correlation, a function associated with the given gesture in combination with the given region and initiating the function in the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining, by a computer system, a correlation between a plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a plurality of predetermined regions of a vehicle, and a plurality of functions, such that each gesture in the plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a particular region of the plurality of predetermined regions, is associated with a particular function in the plurality of functions, wherein each region of the plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle is associated with a respective controllable component of a plurality of controllable components of the vehicle; recording three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle; based on the three-dimensional images, detecting, by the computer system, a given gesture in a given region of the vehicle, wherein the given gesture corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined gestures and the given region corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined regions, and wherein the given region is associated with a given controllable component of the plurality of controllable components; selecting, by the computer system and based on the correlation, a function associated with the given gesture in combination with the given region; and controlling, by the computer system, the given controllable component of the vehicle based on the function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle comprising:
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a camera configured to record three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle; a plurality of controllable components; at least one processor; and data storage comprising; (i) a correlation between a plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle, and a plurality of functions, such that each gesture in the plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a particular region of the plurality of predetermined regions, is associated with a particular function in the plurality of functions, wherein each region of the plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle is associated with a respective controllable component of the plurality of controllable components, and (ii) instructions executable by the at least one processor to; (a) record three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle, (b) based on the three-dimensional images, detect a given gesture in a given region of the vehicle, wherein the given gesture corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined gestures and the given region corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined regions, and wherein the given region is associated with a given controllable component of the plurality of controllable components, (c) select, based on the correlation, a function associated with the given gesture in combination with the given region, and (d) control the given controllable component based on the function. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform the functions of:
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maintaining a correlation between a plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a plurality of predetermined regions of a vehicle, and a plurality of functions, such that each gesture in the plurality of predetermined gestures, in combination with a particular region of the plurality of predetermined regions, is associated with a particular function in the plurality of functions, wherein each region of the plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle is associated with a respective controllable component of a plurality of controllable components of the vehicle; recording three-dimensional images of an interior portion of the vehicle; based on the three-dimensional images, detecting a given gesture in a given region of the vehicle, wherein the given gesture corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined gestures and the given region corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined regions, and wherein the given region is associated with a given controllable component of the plurality of controllable components; selecting, based on the correlation, a function associated with the given gesture in combination with the given region; and controlling the given controllable component of the vehicle based on the function. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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