Operation controlling apparatus

• US 9,438,843 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Issued: 09/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Maxell Limited (Maxell, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakade, Mayumi, Tanaka, Mayuko
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Casillashernandez, Omar
• Application Number:
  US14/186,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20140168524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• Field of Search: 340/4.3, 340/12.22, 715/200, 341/20
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0426 tracking fingers with respect to a virtual keyboard projected or printed on the surface virtual keyboards on touch screens G06F3/04886
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45

Abstract

Operation controlling apparatus executing equipment operation controlling, including: an equipment management portion configured to manage control commands corresponding to plural number of control items; a video producing portion configured to produce videos corresponding to the plural number of control items; a video display portion configured to display video produced by the video producing portion laying on a control surface; a distance detector portion configured to detect distance from the video producing portion to the control surface; and a controller portion configured to control the video display portion, so that a size of the video to be displayed by the video display portion is within a size of the control surface, depending on the distance detected by the distance detector portion, and to make equipment of a control target execute the control command, which is managed by the equipment management portion, when execution of the control item is determined.

Claims

1. An operation controlling apparatus, for executing operation controlling for equipment, comprising:

an equipment management portion, which is configured to manage control commands corresponding to a plural number of control items;

a video producing portion, which is configured to produce videos corresponding to the plural number of control items;

a video display portion, which is configured to display the video produced by the video producing portion laying on a control surface;

a distance detector portion, which is configured to detect distance from the video producing portion to the control surface; and

a controller portion, which is configured to control the video display portion, so that a size of the video to be displayed by the video display portion is within a size of the control surface, depending on the distance detected by the distance detector portion, and to make an equipment of a control target execute a control command associated with a control item, which is managed by the equipment management portion, when execution of the control item is determined, wherein the controller portion controls the video producing portion, so that the control item is changed depending on the distance detected by the distance detector portion.

2. The operation controlling apparatus, as described in the claim 1, wherein execution of the control item is determined when the distance detected by the distance detector portion changes repetitively.

3. The operation controlling apparatus, as described in the claim 1, further comprising a motion detector portion, which is configured to detect a movement of the operation surface, wherein the controller portion exchanges the equipment to be the control target, when the motion detector portion detects a predetermined movement.

4. The operation controlling apparatus, as described in the claim 2, wherein the execution of the control item is determined when a motion detector portion detects a predetermined movement.

5. An operation controlling apparatus, for executing operation controlling for equipment, comprising:

an equipment management portion, which is configured to manage control commands corresponding to a plural number of control items;

a video producing portion, which is configured to produce videos corresponding to the plural number of control items;

a video display portion, which is configured to display the video produced by the video producing portion laying on a control surface;

a distance detector portion, which is configured to detect distance from the video producing portion to the control surface; and

a controller portion, which is configured to;

control the video display portion, so that a size of the video to be displayed by the video display portion is within a size of the control surface, depending on the distance detected by the distance detector portion;

make an equipment of a control target execute the control command, which is managed by the equipment management portion, when execution of the control item is determined; and

control the video producing portion, so that the control item is changed depending on the distance detected by the distance detector portion.

6. The operation controlling apparatus, as described in the claim 5, wherein execution of the control item is determined when the distance detected by the distance detector portion changes repetitively.

7. The operation controlling apparatus, as described in the claim 5, further comprising a motion detector portion, which is configured to detect a movement of the operation surface, wherein the controller portion exchanges the equipment to be the control target, when the motion detector portion detects a predetermined movement.

8. The operation controlling apparatus, as described in the claim 6, wherein the execution of the control item is determined when a motion detector portion detects a predetermined movement.