REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE BASED ON COMPUTER VISION TECHNOLOGY

• US 20170140235A1
• Filed: 11/14/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Morpx Inc.
• Original Assignee: Morpx Inc.
• Inventors: YU, Tianli, YANG, Ming, ZHAO, Gangqiang, XU, Yuping, RAN, Yang
• Application Number:
  US15/350,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20170140235A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/147 Details of sensors, e.g. sensor lenses fingerprint or palmprint sensors G06V40/13; vascular sensors G06V40/145; eye sensors G06V40/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

Provided is a remote control device based on computer vision technology, the remote control device includes a main body and a stand base connected with the main body. The main body includes a control unit, an output unit, a power supply unit, and a switch at least partially enclosed by a case. The control unit includes a visual sensor that collects image information and a microcontroller that outputs a control instruction to a controlled device via the output unit according to the image information collected by the visual sensor. The power supply unit is configured to supply power to the control unit and the output unit. The switch is configured to control the working state of the remote control device.

Claims

1. A remote control device, comprising:

a main body and a stand base connected with the main body;

wherein the main body comprises a control unit, an output unit, a power supply unit, and a switch at least partially enclosed by a case;

the control unit comprises a visual sensor configured to collect image information and a microcontroller;

the microcontroller outputs a control instruction to a controlled device via the output unit according to the image information collected by the visual sensor;

the power supply unit is configured to supply power to the control unit and the output unit; and

the switch is configured to control a working state of the remote control device.

2. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the visual sensor comprises optical lens disposed on a surface of the case and sensor components connected to the microcontroller.

3. The remote control device of claim 2, wherein the optical lens comprises a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) color camera, the camera comprises a register inside, and the register is configured to adjust a resolution of an image collected by the camera.

4. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller comprises a memory and a flash memory;

the memory and the flash memory are configured to store the image information collected by the visual sensor, preset algorithms, and the control instruction output to the output unit.

5. The remote control device of claim 1, the microcontroller outputs the control instruction to the controlled device via the output unit according to the image information collected by the visual sensor comprises:

the microcontroller recognizes and extracts recognition information from the image collected according to a preset image recognition algorithm, and process the recognition information into the control instruction controlling the controlled device through a preset control algorithm.

6. The remote control device of claim 5, wherein the switch is further configured to control the switching of control algorithms operated by the microcontroller.

7. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the control instruction using at least one of the following:

wireless radio transmission, infrared transmission, Bluetooth transmission, WiFi transmission, ZigBee transmission, and cable transmission.

8. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the output unit comprises one or more infrared transmitters configured to transmit the control instruction to the controlled device via infrared signals.

9. The remote control device of claim 8, wherein the infrared transmitters and the case are connected via a flexible pipe.

10. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the output unit further comprises one or more audio devices.

11. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the output unit further comprises one or more LED lamps disposed on a surface of the case.

12. The remote control device of claim 1, further comprising an interface that is configured to dock with a mobile phone or a computer and connect to a power supply through a cable so as to charge the power supply unit.

13. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the power supply unit comprises a lithium battery.

14. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the main body and an upper surface of the stand base are connected via a preset connection manner.

15. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the stand base is configured to fix the remote control device to the controlled device, and the stand base has a variable radial angle.

16. A remote control device, comprising:

a main body and a stand base connected with the main body;

wherein the main body comprises a control unit, an output unit, a power supply unit, and a switch at least partially enclosed by a case;

wherein the control unit comprises a visual sensor configured to collect image information and a microcontroller;

the microcontroller outputs a control instruction to a controlled device via the output unit according to the image information collected by the visual sensor;

wherein the stand base is configured to fix the remote control device to the controlled device; and

wherein the switch is configured to control a working state of the remote control device.