User interface controlled by environmental cues
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a signal including an environmental cue;
correlating the environmental cue to an interface control element from a plurality of possible interface control elements, wherein the plurality of possible interface control elements includes a control for automatically operating at least one of a radio device, a telephone device, and a navigation device; and
generating an interface control command based on the environmental cue,wherein when the received signal comprises a visual image and the environmental cue comprises an advertising element in a user-selected portion of the visual image, generating an interface control command comprises generating a command for the radio device.
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Abstract
A method comprises receiving a signal containing an environmental cue; correlating the environmental cue to a user interface control element; and generating a user interface control command based on the environmental cue. A device may be controlled by receiving a visual image, processing the image to identify a visual cue, correlating the visual cue with a user interface control, and controlling the device using the user interface control. The visual image may be received from a camera that is part of an automobile, and the user interface control may include a control for a radio to tune to a radio station; a speed control for controlling a speed of the automobile corresponding to a speed sign visual cue; or a navigation system control for controlling a navigation system based on traffic signs. Other variations include an apparatus and computer-readable media including instructions for performing the methods.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal including an environmental cue; correlating the environmental cue to an interface control element from a plurality of possible interface control elements, wherein the plurality of possible interface control elements includes a control for automatically operating at least one of a radio device, a telephone device, and a navigation device; and generating an interface control command based on the environmental cue, wherein when the received signal comprises a visual image and the environmental cue comprises an advertising element in a user-selected portion of the visual image, generating an interface control command comprises generating a command for the radio device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising a processor and memory storing executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
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receive a signal including an environmental cue; correlate the environmental cue to an interface control element from a plurality of possible interface control elements, wherein the plurality of possible interface control elements includes a control for automatically operating at least one of a radio device, a telephone device, and a navigation device; and generate an interface control command based on the environmental cue, wherein when the signal comprises a visual image and the environmental cue comprises an advertising element in a user-selected portion of the visual image, generating an interface control command comprises generating a command for the radio device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions configured to, when executed, cause a processor to:
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receive a signal including an environmental cue; correlate the environmental cue to an interface control element from a plurality of possible interface control elements, wherein the plurality of possible interface control elements includes a control for automatically operating at least one of a radio device, a telephone device, and a navigation device; and generate an interface control command based on the environmental cue, wherein when the signal comprises a visual image and the environmental cue comprises an advertising element in a user-selected portion of the visual image, generating an interface control command comprises generating a command for the radio device. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. An apparatus comprising a processor and memory storing executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
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receive an image from a camera configured to capture traffic signs along a travel path of a vehicle; display on a touch-screen display the received image; receive user input identifying a region of the displayed image; identify a traffic sign at least in part by processing the identified region of the displayed image and comparing it to a plurality of patterns each of which corresponds to a visual cue; in response to determining that the identified region matches one of the plurality of patterns, generate a control signal configured to automatically control an element of the vehicle, the element being one of a plurality of possible elements of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of possible elements includes at least one of a radio device, a telephone device, and a navigation device, wherein when the signal comprises a visual image and the environmental cue comprises an advertising element in a user-selected portion of the visual image, generating a control signal comprises generating a command for the radio device. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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