System And Methods For Eye Gaze Triggered Control Of Appliance By Hand Gesture
First Claim
1. A system for controlling an appliance at a distance, comprising:
- a camera head unit including an eye gaze recognizing functionality receiving an eye gaze from a user and activating a hand gesture recognizing functionality, the hand gesture recognizing functionality receiving a hand gesture from the user and determining an operation based upon the hand gesture; and
a communication device communicatively connected to the camera head unit and to the appliance, for communicating the operation to the appliance.
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Abstract
The herein disclosed systems and methods provide a user with an ability to control the operation of an appliance from a distance without needing to utilize an intermediary device encompassing multiple layers of graphical screen user interface or verbal dialog user interface. The present invention combines eye gaze recognition as a trigger with motion gesture recognition for appliance operation in a novel way to provide the user with a simple two-step procedure for operating an appliance at a distance.
An exemplary embodiment of the present system comprises a camera head unit including an eye gaze recognizing functionality receiving an eye gaze from a user and activating a hand gesture recognizing functionality, wherein the hand gesture recognizing functionality is receiving a hand gesture from the user and determining an operation based upon the hand gesture, and a communication device communicatively connected to the camera head unit and to the appliance for communicating the operation to the appliance. And exemplary embodiment of the present method for controlling an appliance from a distance comprises the steps of: receiving an eye gaze from a user; activating hand gesture recognition; receiving a hand gesture from the user; determining an operation based upon the hand gesture; and communicating the operation to the appliance.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an appliance at a distance, comprising:
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a camera head unit including an eye gaze recognizing functionality receiving an eye gaze from a user and activating a hand gesture recognizing functionality, the hand gesture recognizing functionality receiving a hand gesture from the user and determining an operation based upon the hand gesture; and a communication device communicatively connected to the camera head unit and to the appliance, for communicating the operation to the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for controlling an appliance at a distance, comprising:
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receiving an eye gaze from a user; activating hand gesture recognition; receiving a hand gesture from the user; determining an operation based upon the hand gesture; and communicating the operation to the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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