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Human interface electronic device

  • US 8,971,565 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2009
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus configured to facilitate user gesture-based input comprising:

  • an optical sensor configured to capture image data, within the visual spectrum;

    a plurality of infrared sensors configured to capture positional information regarding gestures made by a user, positioned symmetrically on either side of the optical sensor each with an inclination configured to limit a field of view of the plurality of infrared sensors to the right and left sides of the user;

    a processor configured to;

    receive the image data captured by the optical sensor and the positional information captured by the plurality of infrared sensors,process the image data captured by the optical sensor, anddetermine, for each infrared sensor, a movement vector indicating a change in at least one of X, Y, and Z coordinates that represents movement associated with the respective infrared sensor; and

    wherein the apparatus is configured to provide signals relating to the processed image data and the plurality of movement vectors to a host apparatus configured to be controlled, at least in part, by gestures made by the user.

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