Methods and systems for contactlessly controlling electronic devices according to signals from a digital camera and a sensor module
First Claim
1. A method for contactlessly controlling an electronic apparatus, performed by a processor of the electronic apparatus, comprising:
- detecting whether an object is in close proximity to the electronic apparatus;
turning on a camera module of the electronic apparatus to capture a series of images containing the object upon detecting that the object is in close proximity to the electronic apparatus and performing a contactless control procedure while the camera module of the electronic apparatus is in use and,wherein the contactless control procedure further comprises;
determining a control operation according to the captured images containing the object;
performing the control operation to an electronic device of the electronic apparatus; and
turning off the camera module responsive to not obtaining the control operation within a predetermined time period.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method for contactlessly controlling an electronic apparatus, performed by a processor of the electronic apparatus. A camera module of the electronic apparatus is turned on to capture a series of images upon detecting that an object is in close proximity to the electronic apparatus. A contactless control procedure is performed while the camera module thereof is in use. The control operation comprises determining a control operation according to the captured images; performing the control operation to an electronic device of the electronic apparatus upon obtaining an instruction based on analyzing the captured images; and turning off the camera module responsive to not obtaining an instruction within a predetermined time period.
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1. A method for contactlessly controlling an electronic apparatus, performed by a processor of the electronic apparatus, comprising:
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detecting whether an object is in close proximity to the electronic apparatus; turning on a camera module of the electronic apparatus to capture a series of images containing the object upon detecting that the object is in close proximity to the electronic apparatus and performing a contactless control procedure while the camera module of the electronic apparatus is in use and, wherein the contactless control procedure further comprises; determining a control operation according to the captured images containing the object; performing the control operation to an electronic device of the electronic apparatus; and turning off the camera module responsive to not obtaining the control operation within a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a processor, coupled to a camera module, and a sensor module of the electronic apparatus, turning on the camera module to capture a series of images containing an object when the sensor module detects existence of the object in close proximity to the electronic apparatus, and performing a contactless control procedure while the camera module is in use, wherein the contactless control procedure further comprises; receiving the captured images containing the object from the camera module, determining a control operation according to the captured images containing the object, and performing the control operation to an electronic device, and turning off the camera module responsive to not obtaining the control operation within a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification