Device using a camera and light polarization for the remote displacement of a cursor on a display
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1. A system for imaging a device having a screen which emits a polarized light, the system comprising:
- a photo sensor array for imaging the polarized light emitting screen including sensing incident polarized light emitted from the screen and incident light reflected from a background region near the screen and generating an image set corresponding to the sensing;
at least one polarizing filter including at least first and second polarizing regions for filtering light incident on the photo sensor array, wherein the first and second polarizing regions have first and second polarizing angles, respectively, wherein the image set includes at least one image having a first plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensing of incident light filtered by the first polarizing region and a second plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensing of incident light filtered by the second polarizing region; and
at least one processor for executing a series of programmable instructions which provide for determining a location of the imaged screen in the imaged set by comparing the first and second plurality of pixels.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for imaging a screen of a display device, including filtering light emitted or reflected from the screen and a background region in proximity to the screen using first and second polarizing angles; sensing the filtered light; and generating at least one image set corresponding to the sensed filtered light. Each image set includes at least one image having a first plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensed filtered light using the first polarizing angle and a second plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensed filtered light using the second polarizing angle.
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1. A system for imaging a device having a screen which emits a polarized light, the system comprising:
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a photo sensor array for imaging the polarized light emitting screen including sensing incident polarized light emitted from the screen and incident light reflected from a background region near the screen and generating an image set corresponding to the sensing; at least one polarizing filter including at least first and second polarizing regions for filtering light incident on the photo sensor array, wherein the first and second polarizing regions have first and second polarizing angles, respectively, wherein the image set includes at least one image having a first plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensing of incident light filtered by the first polarizing region and a second plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensing of incident light filtered by the second polarizing region; and at least one processor for executing a series of programmable instructions which provide for determining a location of the imaged screen in the imaged set by comparing the first and second plurality of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for imaging a device having a screen which emits a polarized light, the method comprising the steps of:
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filtering light emitted from the screen and incident light reflected from a background region in proximity to the screen using first and second polarizing angles; sensing the filtered light; generating an image set corresponding to the sensed filtered light, the image set including a first plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensed filtered light using the first polarizing angle and a second plurality of pixels corresponding to the sensed filtered light using the second polarizing angle; and determining a location of the imaged screen in the at least one image set by comparing the first and second plurality of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for remotely controlling a cursor displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a screen of a display device, wherein the screen emits a polarized light, said system comprising:
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a polarizing filter including at least first and second polarizing regions arranged in an arrangement for filtering light, wherein the first and second polarizing regions have first and second polarizing angles, respectively; a photo sensor array for imaging the polarized light emitting screen including sensing incident light emitted from the screen and incident light reflected from a background region in proximity to the screen, said incident light being filtered by the first and second polarizing regions, said photo sensor array generating at least one image corresponding to the sensed filtered incident light; at least one processor for executing a series of programmable instructions which provide for; comparing intensities between first and second pixels of respective pixel pairs of an image of the at least one image, wherein the first pixel corresponds to incident light filtered by the first polarizing region and the second pixel corresponds to incident light filtered by the second polarizing region; determining a location of at least one imaged feature of the imaged screen in the image based on the intensity comparisons of the respective pixel pairs; and tracking movement of the location of the at least one imaged feature in at least two images of the at least one image; and a communication device for transmitting tracking information indicative of the tracked movement to a processing device associated with the display device for controlling the position of a position indicator provided on a GUI displayed on the screen of the display device in accordance with the tracked movement of the location of the at least one imaged feature. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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