Method of controlling a system
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a component system depending on the position of a user relative to at least two components from among a plurality of components in the component system at which a pointing device comprising a camera is being aimed, the method comprising:
- aiming by the user of a pointing device at a target area containing at least part of the at least two components of a component system comprising a plurality of components;
generating image data representing the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed;
analysing the image data to identify the at least two components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed;
analysing the image data to determine position information pertaining to a position of the user relative to the at least two identified components and/or relative positions of the components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; and
controlling the component system according to the user position information.
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Abstract
The invention describes a method of controlling a system (1) comprising one or more components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn), which method comprises the steps of aiming a pointing device (2) comprising a camera (3) in the direction of one or more of the components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn), generating image data (4) of a target area A( ) aimed at by the pointing device (2), encompassing at least part of one or more of the components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn), and analyzing the image data (4) to determine position information (P) pertaining to the position of the user (5) relative to one or more of the components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) at which the pointing device (2) is being aimed and/or to relative positions of the components. The system (1) is subsequently controlled according to the position information (P). Furthermore, the invention describes a corresponding control system (10), a home entertainment system, and a lighting system. The invention further describes a method of acquiring dimensional data (D) for use in the image data analysis.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a component system depending on the position of a user relative to at least two components from among a plurality of components in the component system at which a pointing device comprising a camera is being aimed, the method comprising:
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aiming by the user of a pointing device at a target area containing at least part of the at least two components of a component system comprising a plurality of components; generating image data representing the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; analysing the image data to identify the at least two components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; analysing the image data to determine position information pertaining to a position of the user relative to the at least two identified components and/or relative positions of the components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; and controlling the component system according to the user position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control system for controlling a component system depending on the position of a user relative to at least two identified components in the component system, the control system comprising:
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a user-aimed pointing device for interacting with the component system, the pointing device comprising a camera for generating image data representing a target area at which the pointing device is aimed, the target area containing at least part of the at least one component (Cn); an image analysis unit configured to analyse the image data to identify the at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; the image analysis unit configured to analyse the image data to determine position information pertaining to a position of the user relative to the at least two identified components and/or the relative positions of the at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area; a control unit configured to control the component system according to the user position information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A home entertainment system comprising a plurality of components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) and a control system for controlling at least one function of the home entertainment system depending on the position of a user relative to at least two of the components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn), the control system comprising:
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user-aimed pointing device configured to interact with the home entertainment system, the pointing device comprising a camera for generating image data representing a target area at which the pointing device is aimed, the target area containing at least part of at least two of the components; an image analysis unit configured to analyse the image data to identify the at least two components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; the image analysis unit configured to analyse the image data to determine position information pertaining to the position of the user relative to the at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed and/or relative positions of at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area; and a control unit configured to control the at least one function of the home entertainment system according to the user position information.
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14. A lighting system comprising a plurality of components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) and a control system for controlling at least one function of the lighting system depending on the position of a user relative to at least two of the components (C1, C2, . . . , Cn), the control system comprising:
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a user-aimed pointing device configured to interact with the lighting system, the pointing device comprising a camera for generating image data representing a target area at which the pointing device is aimed, the target area containing at least part of the at least two components; an image analysis unit configured to analyse the image data to identify the at least two components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; the image analysis unit configured to analyse the image data to determine position information pertaining to the position of the user relative to the at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed and/or relative positions of at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area; a control unit configured to control the lighting system according to the user position information.
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15. A non-transitory computer readable memory comprising any computer readable memory that is not a transitory propagating signal or wave, having stored thereon instructions that when executed cause processing circuitry of a component system to:
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aim by the user of a pointing device at a target area containing at least part of at least one component (Cn) of a component system comprising a plurality of components; generate image data representing the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; analyse the image data to identify the at least two components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed; analyse the image data to determine position information pertaining to a position of the user relative to the at least two identified components appearing partially or completely in the target area at which the pointing device is being aimed and/or relative positions of at least two components appearing partially or completely in the target area; and control the component system according to the user position information.
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