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Camera based interaction and instruction

DC CAFC
  • US 8,878,949 B2
  • Filed: 08/07/2013
  • Issued: 11/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable device comprising:

  • a device housing including a forward facing portion, the forward facing portion of the device housing encompassing an electro-optical sensor having a field of view and including a digital camera separate from the electro-optical sensor; and

    a processing unit within the device housing and operatively coupled to an output of the electro-optical sensor, wherein the processing unit is adapted to;

    determine a gesture has been performed in the electro-optical sensor field of view based on the electro-optical sensor output, andcontrol the digital camera in response to the gesture performed in the electro-optical sensor field of view, wherein the gesture corresponds to an image capture command, and wherein the image capture command causes the digital camera to store an image to memory.

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