Gesture based control of element or item
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling an item represented by an element displayed on a screen, the apparatus comprising:
- a detector configured to detect a first feature of an object in a first dimension and a second feature of the object in a second dimension, the first dimension being a direction (X) parallel to the screen and the second dimension being a direction (Z) perpendicular to the screen; and
a converter configured to convert the first feature into an action to be performed on the item, the action depending on the second feature, wherein the first feature represents a movement of the object and the second feature represents a position of the object at a distance form the screen, and the action comprising browsing.
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Abstract
Apparatuses (1) for controlling elements (40-70) possibly shown on screens (31) or items (71) possibly represented by the elements (70) comprise detectors (11-13) for detecting features of objects (2) such as body parts in first and second dimensions and converters (14) for converting first features into actions for the elements (40-70) or the items (71). By making the actions dependent on second features, a number of possibilities is increased. First features may be movements of the objects (2) and second features may be absolute or relative positions of the objects (2). First dimensions may be parallel to the screens (31) and second dimensions may be perpendicular or parallel to the screens (31), or vice versa. Actions may comprise browsing groups (4-6) of elements (40-69) at position dependent speeds or browsing one or more groups (4-6) depending on the positions. The items (71) may be lamps, appliances, audio players, video players, whereby their parameters may be adjusted in dependence of the movements and the positions.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling an item represented by an element displayed on a screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a detector configured to detect a first feature of an object in a first dimension and a second feature of the object in a second dimension, the first dimension being a direction (X) parallel to the screen and the second dimension being a direction (Z) perpendicular to the screen; and a converter configured to convert the first feature into an action to be performed on the item, the action depending on the second feature, wherein the first feature represents a movement of the object and the second feature represents a position of the object at a distance form the screen, and the action comprising browsing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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a display screen; and an apparatus comprising; a detector configured to detect a first feature of an object in a first dimension and a second feature of the object in a second dimension, the first dimension being a direction (X) parallel to the screen and the second dimension being a direction (Z) perpendicular to the screen; and a converter configured to convert the first feature into an action to be performed on the element or the item, the action depending on the second feature, wherein the first feature represents a movement of the object and the second feature represents a position of the object at a distance from the screen.
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10. A method for controlling an item represented by an element displayed on a display screen, the method comprising:
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detecting by a detector a first feature of an object in a first dimension and a second feature of the object in a second dimension, the first dimension being a direction (X) parallel to the display screen and the second dimension being a direction (Z) perpendicular to the display screen; and converting by a converter the first feature into an action to be performed on the item, the action depending on the second feature, wherein the first feature being a movement of the object and the second feature being a distance of the object with respect to the display screen, and the action comprising browsing. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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