Systems and Methods for Detecting Light Signatures and Performing Actions in Response Thereto

• US 20170200056A1
• Filed: 01/12/2016
• Published: 07/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Smoot, Lanny S., Holton, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 11,055,552 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2445 detecting reflected light
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• 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: G06T 7/0002 Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/145 Illumination specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. using gratings
• 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 10/235 based on user input or interaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/56 relating to colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/60 relating to illumination properties, e.g. using a reflectance or lighting model
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/80 Recognising image objects characterised by unique random patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/602 for digital sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/66 Transforming electric information into light information scanning details H04N3/00

Abstract

There is provided systems and methods for performing actions based on light signatures. An exemplary system includes a light source, a light detector, a non-transitory memory storing a plurality of light signatures and a hardware processor. The hardware processor executes an executable code to illuminate, using the light source, a target object with a first light, collect, using the light detector, a second light being a reflection of the first light by the target object, match the second light with one of the plurality of light signatures, and perform an action in response to matching the second light with the one of the plurality of light signatures.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a light source;

a light detector;

a non-transitory memory storing a plurality of light signatures; and

a hardware processor executing an executable code to;

illuminate, using the light source, a target object with a first light;

collect, using the light detector, a second light being a reflection of the first light by the target object;

match the second light with one of the plurality of light signatures; and

perform an action in response to matching the second light with the one of the plurality of light signatures.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the light source includes a red light emitting diode (LED), a green LED, and a blue LED, and the light detector includes a white light detector.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the light source includes a white light source, and the light detector includes a red light detector, a green light detector, and a blue light detector

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the light detector includes at least one of a photo diode and a photo transistor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the action includes playback of an associated audio on a speaker.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the action includes playback of an associated video on a display.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one of the plurality of light signatures includes a red value, a green value, and a blue value.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein illuminating the target object includes illuminating a target area of the target object.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the target area is a target swath of the target object and illuminating the target swath includes sliding the light source over the target swath.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the target object is a print media.

11. A method for use with a system including a light source, a light detector, a plurality of light signatures stored a non-transitory memory and a hardware processor, the method comprising:

illuminating, using the light source, a target object with a first light;

collecting, using the light detector, a second light being a reflection of the first light by the target object;

matching, using the hardware processor, the second light with one of the plurality of light signatures; and

performing, using the hardware processor, an action in response to matching the second light with the one of the plurality of light signatures.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the light source includes a red light emitting diode (LED), a green LED, and a blue LED, and the light detector includes a white light detector.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the light source includes a white light source and the light detector includes a red light detector, a green light detector, and a blue light detector.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the light detector includes at least one of a photo diode and a photo transistor.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the action includes playback of an associated audio on a speaker.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the action includes playback of an associated video on a display.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the one of the plurality of light signatures includes a red value, a green value, and a blue value.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein illuminating the target object includes illuminating a target area of the target object.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the target area is a target swath of the target object and illuminating the target swath includes sliding the light source over the target swath.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the target object is a print media.