Electronic apparatus and method

• US 9,696,811 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2014
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yang, Guang
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Taylor, Jr., Duane N
• Application Number:
  US14/182,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20140240221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,232 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• 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

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method are disclosed. The electronic apparatus can be worn on a wrist of a user and can have established a data connection to a remote apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a first image collecting unit for collecting an image; a storing unit for storing image collected by the first image collecting unit; a gesture detecting unit for detecting a gesture of the user; a data transmitting unit for transmitting data with the remote apparatus; a control unit for activating the first image collecting unit when it is determined that a first gesture of the user is detected; and activating the data transmitting unit to transmit the image stored in the storing unit to the remote apparatus when it is determined that a second gesture of the user is detected.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus having a body connected to a wristlet that is configured to be attached to a user, and the electronic apparatus having established a data connection to a remote apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus includes:

a first camera for collecting an image;

a memory for storing the image collected by the first camera;

a sensor for detecting a gesture of the user;

a transmitting circuit for transmitting data with the remote apparatus; and

a processor for activating the first camera to collect the image and store the collected image when it determines that a first gesture of the user is detected; and

activating the transmitting circuit so as to transmit the image stored in the memory to the remote apparatus when it determines that a second gesture of the user is detected by the sensor in the electronic apparatus,

wherein the remote apparatus includes a second camera and the hand of the user is in a field range of the second camera, and

the second camera acquires an image of the hand of the user to further confirm whether it is the second gesture, and transmits information for indicating result of confirmation back to the electronic apparatus,

only when information of confirming the second gesture is received from the remote apparatus, the processor determines that the second gesture of the user is detected based on the confirming of the remote apparatus and the detecting by the sensor in the electronic apparatus, wherein the sensor includes an electromyography detecting sensor or a gravity sensor.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the first gesture of the user is not detected the processor makes the first camera to be in an off-status.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electromyography detecting sensor detects an electromyography signal of the wrist of the user so as to decide a current gesture of the user.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sensor further includes an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope for detecting movement information and angle information of the wrist of the user so as to assist in deciding the current gesture of the user.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the sensor detects the first gesture or the second gesture, the processor transmits an instruction for turning on the second camera to the remote apparatus,

after receiving the instruction, the second camera acquires an image of the hand of the user to further confirm whether it is the first gesture or the second gesture, and transmits information for indicating result of confirmation back to the electronic apparatus,

the processor determines that the first gesture or the second gesture of the user is detected only when information of confirming the first gesture or the second gesture is received from the remote apparatus.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first camera is at front surface and/or side surface of the body.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second gesture is a swinging hand downward and when the user swings the hand downward, the processor activates the transmitting circuit to transmit the image stored in the memory to the remote apparatus.

7. An information processing method applied in an electronic apparatus having a body connected to a wristlet and including a first camera and having established a data connection to a remote apparatus, wherein the method comprises:

detecting a gesture of the user by a sensor;

activating the first camera to collect an image and store the collected image when it is determined that a first gesture of the user is detected; and

transmitting the image stored to the remote apparatus when it is determined that a second gesture of the user is detected by the sensor in the electronic apparatus,

wherein the remote apparatus includes a second camera and the hand of the user is in a field range of the second camera, and

the step of detecting the gesture of the user further includes;

the second camera acquires an image of the hand of the user to further confirm whether it is the second gesture and transmits information indicating result of confirmation back to the electronic apparatus; and

only when information of confirming the second gesture is received from the remote apparatus, the processor determining that the second gesture of the user is detected basing on the confirming of the remote apparatus and the detecting of the sensor in the electronic apparatus, wherein the sensor includes an electromyography detecting sensor or a gravity sensor.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein when it is determined that the first gesture of the user is not detected, the first camera is made to be in an off-status.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of detecting the gesture of the user includes detecting an electromyography signal of the wrist of the user to decide a current gesture of the user.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the step of detecting the gesture of the user further includes detecting movement information and angle information of the wrist of the user to assist to decide the current gesture of the user.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of detecting the gesture of the user further includes:

transmitting an instruction for turning on the second camera to the remote apparatus when the sensor detects the first gesture or the second gesture, wherein, after receiving the instruction, the second camera acquires an image of the hand of the user to further confirm whether it is the first gesture or the second gesture and transmits information indicating result of confirmation back to the electronic apparatus; and

determining that the first gesture or the second gesture of the user is detected only when information of confirming the first gesture or the second gesture is received from the remote apparatus.