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Motion sensing interface

  • US 6,498,628 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/1998
  • Issued: 12/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A remote controller for an electronic appliance, comprising:

  • a display screen for displaying icons representing possible operations of the electronic appliance;

    a motion detector for detecting a hand motion within a field of view of the motion detector, the motion detector first detecting a predetermined motion of a user'"'"'s hand within the field of view to initiate remote control operation and, thereafter, tracking the movement of the hand and outputting a cursor control signal representative of the motion of the hand; and

    a control circuit, connected to the display screen, the electronic appliance, and the motion detector and supplied with the cursor control signal, for controlling the display screen to display a movable visual indicator which tracks the movement of the moving hand and for controlling the electronic appliance to perform operations corresponding to the icons selected by the user using the visual indicator.

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