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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GESTURE CONTROL OF A DEVICE

  • US 20170083759A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2015
  • Published: 03/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Method for gesture control of a device, the device comprising an opening and closing mechanism under control, the method comprising the steps of:

  • recognizing a gesture using a gesture recognition sensor (508) having a given coverage area;

    controlling the device based on said recognized gesture;

    defining an initializing zone (102) in the area covered by the gesture recognition sensor;

    defining an action zone (102) in the area covered by the gesture recognition sensor, wherein said action zone and the initializing zone are arranged in a non-overlapping manner;

    associating (103) said initializing zone with said action zone and said action zone with said controlled device;

    wherein the associated action zone is the first zone located in proximity to the controlled device and its associated initialization zone is located further away from the controlled device than the action zone;

    detecting a person within the initializing zone (104) and generating an event notifying that the initialization has been executed;

    detecting the person'"'"'s gesture in the action zone (105) and generating an action event reporting said detection within the respective action zone only when said notifying event has been received from the associated initializing zone (104);

    sending a control signal (106) to the controlled device'"'"'s opening and closing mechanism when both the initialization has been executed and said action event has been generated.

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