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Control system employing identification of a displayed image

  • US 9,965,027 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2016
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control system for use in an environment having a display device, comprising:

  • a user-manipulated device, the user-manipulated device including a video camera;

    the user-manipulated device further comprising control circuitry including one or more processors with associated programs implementing image processing and control processing functions under programmed control, the image processing implemented functions including receiving image information from the video camera in response to user operation of the video camera of the user-manipulated device, the image information corresponding to a captured scene which includes at least part of a display device in the field of view of the camera and also background around the display device, the image processing isolating the display image information from the background scene using known characteristics of the display, the image processing further identifying within the display portion of the image one or more displayed reference patterns, the control processing controlling an application using the reference patterns.

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