Method for controlling electronic device and electronic device thereof

• US 8,238,668 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiang-Lin, Yi-Ta
• Primary Examiner(s): Koziol, Stephen R
• Application Number:
  US12/101,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20090060350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,579 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/209, 382/218, 348/143
• US Class Current: 382/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/242 by image rotation, e.g. by 90 degrees
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device

Abstract

An object is held in any one of a plurality of specific orientations to present an aspect, corresponding to a specific orientation, to an imaging module of an electronic device. An image of the aspect is captured. The current captured image is compared with images in a library of image-command associations to find a match. If a match is found, the electronic device triggers a command execution of the matching image-command association. If no match is found, a new image-command association is established and stored in the library of the image-command associations.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

holding an object in a specific orientation to present an aspect;

capturing an image of the object;

comparing the current captured image with images in a library of image-command associations to find a match; and

when finding a match, triggering a command execution of the matching image-command association;

wherein the comparing step further comprises establishing a new image-command association corresponding to the captured image when no match is found.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the comparing step is according to shape, color, and proportion between images of the image-command associations and the current captured image.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the comparing step further comprises accessing images in the library of the image-command associations from a memory.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image of the object is captured by an imaging module.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the imaging module is an image sensor.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the command execution of the image-command association is triggered by an identifying module.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

generating a warning message and listing functions of the electronic device when no match is found, wherein the functions of the electronic device are listed for being chosen to establish the new image-command association.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the library of image-command associations comprises a plurality of mage-command associations respectively corresponding to different aspects of the object.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein each of the mage-command associations comprises a pre-stored image for being compared with the current captured image, and a command for performing the command execution.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the command execution comprises zooming in or zooming out.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

an imaging module configured for capturing images of an object having different appearances viewed from different directions;

an identifying module configured for comparing a current image of the object captured from a specific direction with the stored image-command associations to find a match;

a processing module configured for establishing new image-command associations; and

a memory configured for storing the image-command associations;

wherein the identifying module triggers a command execution of the matching image-command association when finding a match, and instructing the processing module to establish the new image-command associations corresponding to the captured images when no match is found.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the imaging module is an image sensor.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the identifying module is further configured to generate a warning message and lists functions of the electronic device when no match is found, wherein the functions of the electronic device are listed for being chosen to establish the new image-command associations.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the library of image-command associations comprises a plurality of mage-command associations respectively corresponding to different aspects of the object.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein each of the mage-command associations comprises a pre-stored image for being compared with the current captured image, and a command for performing the command execution.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the command execution comprises zooming in or zooming out.