Methods and devices involving imagery and gestures

• US 8,520,900 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Rhoads, Geoffrey B., Rodriguez, Tony F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johns, Andrew W
• Application Number:
  US12/852,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20110026777A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/103, 715/863, 345/156, 455/3.03, 455/3.04, 455/3.06, 455/420, 348/552
• US Class Current: 382/107
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• 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: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A portable wireless device (e.g., a mobile phone) is moved or positioned by a user to signal user input. The device takes an action based on such gesture, where the action involves imagery captured by the device. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

a camera configured to;

capture image data from an environment of a user;

a memory; and

a processor;

the memory containing software instructions that configure the processor to;

receive sensor data that varies in accordance with movement of the portable device by the user, wherein the image data is the sensor data;

interpret the captured image data as user input indicating a desired action to be performed; and

take the desired action based on the captured image data.

2. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the camera comprises a 2D optical sensor.

3. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the software instructions configure the processor to take the desired action based on object identification information derived from the captured image data.

4. The portable device of claim 3, wherein the software instructions configure the processor to obtain data from a remote computer relating to an object identified by the object identification information.

5. The portable device of claim 3, wherein the desired action comprises sending a message from the device.

6. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the captured image data comprises barcode imagery.

7. A method comprising:

capturing, using a camera, image data from an environment of the user;

receiving sensor data that varies in accordance with movement of a portable device by a user thereof, wherein the image data is the sensor data;

interpreting the sensor data as user input indicating a desired action to be performed with respect to the image data from the environment of the user; and

performing the desired action with respect to captured imagery.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the camera comprises a 2D optical sensor.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein taking the desired action is based on object identification information derived from the captured image data.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising obtaining data from a remote computer relating to an object identified by the object identification information.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the desired action comprises sending a message from the device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the captured image data comprises barcode imagery.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions for capturing, using a camera, image data from an environment of the user;

receiving sensor data that varies in accordance with movement of a portable device by a user thereof, wherein the image data is the sensor data;

interpreting the sensor data as user input indicating a desired action to be performed with respect to the image data captured from the environment of the user; and

performing the desired action with respect to captured imagery.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the camera comprises a 2D optical sensor.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein taking the desired action is based on object identification information derived from the captured image data.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for obtaining data from a remote computer relating to an object identified by the object identification information.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the desired action comprises sending a message from the device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the captured image data comprises barcode imagery.