METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING AN OBJECT

• US 20140125580A1
• Filed: 11/01/2013
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: EUN, Dong-jin, MOON, Choon-kyoung, PARK, Da-hye, LEE, Sang-il, CHEON, Ka-won
• Granted Patent: US 9,836,128 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: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00564 Constructional details relating to ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

A method of providing information related to an object is provided. The method includes sensing a gesture related to the object located in a certain area via a first device, obtaining content related to the object according to the sensed gesture, and transmitting the obtained content to a second device that is connected with the first device in a network, wherein the content is output via the second device.

Claims

1. A method of providing information related to an object, the method comprising:

sensing a gesture related to the object located in a certain area via a first device;

obtaining content related to the object according to the sensed gesture; and

transmitting the obtained content to a second device that is connected with the first device in a network,

wherein the content is output via the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing an image of the object; and

identifying the object based on the captured image of the object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the identifying of the object comprises searching for information related to the object from a memory or an external server using the captured image of the object as metadata.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recognizing a marker disposed in the object; and

identifying the object based on the recognized marker.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the marker comprises at least one of a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional barcode, and a color code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing of the gesture comprises sensing the gesture by using an image input device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing of the gesture comprises sensing the gesture that is selecting all or a part of an area of the object.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the obtaining of the content comprises capturing first content in all or the part of the area of the object that is selected via the gesture, and the transmitting of the content comprises transmitting the first content to the second device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the obtaining of the content comprises capturing first content in all or the part of the area of the object that is selected, and extracting second content associated with the first content, and the transmitting of the content comprises transmitting the second content that is extracted to the second device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing of the gesture comprises sensing the gesture of touching at least one image of a plurality of images included in the object and dragging the at least one image to a location of the second device, and the transmitting of the content comprises transmitting the at least one image to the second device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing of the gesture comprises sensing the gesture for requesting a translation of a text into a certain language, the obtaining of the content comprises obtaining the content that is a translation of the text into the certain language, and the transmitting of the content comprises transmitting the translation content to the second device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sensing a gesture for selecting connection identification information of an external device in the object; and

transmitting a control command to the second device for requesting a connection to the external device based on the connection identification information of the external device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the connection identification information of the external device comprises at least one of a telephone number, an email address, a Social Networking Service (SNS) address, and a website address.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recognizing the second device; and

establishing a network connection with the recognized second device.

26. At least one non-transitory processor readable medium for storing a computer program of instructions configured to be readable by at least one processor for instructing the at least one processor to execute a computer process for performing the method as recited in claim 1.

15. A first device for providing information related to an object, the first device comprising:

a sensing unit configured to sense a gesture related to the object located in a certain area;

a control unit configured to obtain content related to the object according to the sensed gesture; and

a communication unit configured to transmit the obtained content to a second device that is connected with the first device in a network.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the control unit captures an image of the object via an image input device and identifies the object based on the captured image of the object.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the control unit searches for information related to the object from a memory or an external server using the captured image of the object as metadata.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the sensing unit recognizes a marker disposed in the object and the control unit identifies the object based on the recognized marker.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the sensing unit senses the gesture that is selecting all or a part of an area of the object.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the control unit captures first content in all or the part of the area of the object that is selected via the gesture and the communication unit transmits the first content to the second device.

21. The device of claim 19, wherein the control unit captures first content in all or the part of the area of the object that is selected and extracts second content associated with the first content, and the communication unit transmits the second content to the second device.

22. The device of claim 15, wherein the sensing unit senses the gesture of touching at least one image of a plurality of images included in the object and dragging the at least one image to a location of the second device, and the communication unit transmits the at least one image to the second device.

23. The device of claim 15, wherein the sensing unit senses the gesture of requesting a translation of a text into a certain language, the control unit obtains the content that is a translation of the text into the certain language, and the communication unit transmits the translation content to the second device.

24. The device of claim 15, wherein the sensing unit senses the gesture of selecting connection identification information of an external device in the object and the communication unit transmits a control command to the second device for requesting a connection to the external device based on the connection identification information of the external device.

25. The device of claim 15, wherein the sensing unit recognizes the second device;

and the control unit establishes a network with the second device that is recognized.