GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND GLASSES WITH GESTURE RECOGNITION FUNCTION

• US 20140009623A1
• Filed: 06/27/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Original Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Inventors: LAI, Horng-Goung, HSU, En-Feng, HSIEH, Meng-Huan, HUANG, Yu-Hao, CHEN, Nien-Tse
• Granted Patent: US 9,904,369 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/169
• 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 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

Glasses with gesture recognition function include a glasses frame and a gesture recognition system. The gesture recognition system is disposed on the glasses frame and configured to detect hand gestures in front of the glasses thereby generating a control command. The gesture recognition system transmits the control command to an electronic device to correspondingly control the electronic device.

Claims

1. A gesture recognition system, comprising:

an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images containing a motion track of an object;

a processor configured to process the images and recognize the motion track of the object thereby generating a control command; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the control command to an electronic device to accordingly control the electronic device.

2. The gesture recognition system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gesture recognition system is not integrated with the electronic device.

3. The gesture recognition system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission unit is a wireless transmission unit.

4. The gesture recognition system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control command comprises an ON/OFF command, a zooming command, a page-turning command, a volume command and a channel-selection command.

5. The gesture recognition system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion track of the object comprises an upward track, a downward track, a leftward track, a rightward track, a forward track, a backward track and a rotation track.

6. The gesture recognition system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an illumination device configured to provide a light beam, wherein the images captured by the image sensor are formed by capturing reflection of the light beam from the object.

7. Glasses, comprising:

a glasses frame; and

a gesture recognition system disposed on the glasses frame, comprising;

an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images containing a motion track of an object;

a processor configured to process the images and recognize the motion track of the object thereby generating a control command; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the control command to an electronic device to accordingly control the electronic device.

8. The glasses as claimed in claim 7, wherein the gesture recognition system is not integrated with the electronic device.

9. The glasses as claimed in claim 7, wherein the gesture recognition system is integrated on a connecting part of the glasses frame.

10. The glasses as claimed in claim 7, wherein the gesture recognition system is integrated on a temple arm of the glasses frame.

11. The glasses as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

an illumination device configured to provide a light beam, wherein the images captured by the image sensor are formed by capturing reflection of the light beam from the object.

12. Glasses, comprising:

a glasses frame comprising at least one display unit; and

a gesture recognition system disposed on the glasses frame, comprising;

an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images containing a motion track of an object; and

a processor configured to process the images and recognize the motion track of the object thereby generating a control command, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the control command to the display unit to accordingly control the display unit.

13. The glasses as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one display unit is at least one of a left lens and a right lens.

14. The glasses as claimed in claim 13, wherein the left lens or the right lens comprises an OLED display panel.