Apparatus and method for selecting item using movement of object
First Claim
1. An item selecting apparatus comprising:
- a display screen to display a plurality of items;
an image sensor which captures an image of an object;
an object analyzer which analyzes a position and a shape of the object in the image and determines the shape of the object; and
a controller which controls the plurality of items to be displayed on the display screen in one of one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional arrangements,wherein in response to the analysis of the position and the shape of the object, if a movement of the object is slower than or equal to a predetermined reference speed, the controller controls at least one of the displayed plurality of items, corresponding to the position of the object, to be highlighted,wherein if the movement of the object is faster than the predetermined reference speed, the controller controls the display screen to display another plurality of items by replacing the displayed plurality of items with the another plurality of items,wherein if the displayed plurality of items is arranged in the one-dimensional arrangement and the movement of the object is within a predetermined angle with respect to a direction of the one-dimensional arrangement, the controller outputs a command corresponding to a visual feedback with respect to at least one item of the displayed plurality of items,wherein if the displayed plurality of items is arranged in the one-dimensional arrangement and the movement of the object is not within the predetermined angle, the controller outputs the command corresponding to the selection or the activation of the at least one item, andwherein if changes in the movement of the object are maintained within a predetermined time from a time of outputting the command corresponding to the visual feedback, the controller outputs the command corresponding to the selection or the activation of the at least one item.
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Abstract
An item selecting apparatus includes a movement detecting unit detecting a movement of a user, a screen displaying image information, a display image storage unit storing data to generate an image to be displayed on the screen, a display image generating unit generating an image to be displayed on the screen, and a control unit controlling so that a plurality of items is displayed on the screen in one of one-, two- and three-dimensional arrangements, in which the control unit receives a signal from the movement detecting unit to measure a movement of the object in at least one of x-, y- and z-axis directions and issues a command to select at least one from among the plurality of items or provides visual feedback thereto, in response to the measured movement of the user and in accordance with the arrangement of the plurality of items on the screen.
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16 Claims
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1. An item selecting apparatus comprising:
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a display screen to display a plurality of items; an image sensor which captures an image of an object; an object analyzer which analyzes a position and a shape of the object in the image and determines the shape of the object; and a controller which controls the plurality of items to be displayed on the display screen in one of one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional arrangements, wherein in response to the analysis of the position and the shape of the object, if a movement of the object is slower than or equal to a predetermined reference speed, the controller controls at least one of the displayed plurality of items, corresponding to the position of the object, to be highlighted, wherein if the movement of the object is faster than the predetermined reference speed, the controller controls the display screen to display another plurality of items by replacing the displayed plurality of items with the another plurality of items, wherein if the displayed plurality of items is arranged in the one-dimensional arrangement and the movement of the object is within a predetermined angle with respect to a direction of the one-dimensional arrangement, the controller outputs a command corresponding to a visual feedback with respect to at least one item of the displayed plurality of items, wherein if the displayed plurality of items is arranged in the one-dimensional arrangement and the movement of the object is not within the predetermined angle, the controller outputs the command corresponding to the selection or the activation of the at least one item, and wherein if changes in the movement of the object are maintained within a predetermined time from a time of outputting the command corresponding to the visual feedback, the controller outputs the command corresponding to the selection or the activation of the at least one item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for selecting at least one item from among a plurality of items displayed on a display screen, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of items on the display screen in one of one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional arrangements; capturing an image of an object; analyzing a position and a shape of the object in the image and determining a shape of the object, and in response the analysis of the position and the shape of the object, if a movement of the object is slower than or equal to a predetermined reference speed, controlling at least one of the displayed plurality of items, corresponding to the position of the object, to be highlighted, and if a movement of the object is faster than the predetermined reference speed, controlling the display screen to display another plurality of items by replacing the displayed plurality of items with the another plurality of items, wherein if the displayed plurality of items is arranged in the one-dimensional arrangement and the movement further comprises one of; providing a visual feedback with respect to at least one item of the displayed plurality of items, if the movement of the object is in a direction that falls within a predetermined angle with respect to a direction of arrangement, and selecting or activating the at least one item if the movement of the object is in a direction that deviates from the predetermined angle with respect to the direction of arrangement, and wherein the method further comprises selecting or activating the at least one item if changes in the movement of the object are maintained within a predetermined time for a time of providing the visual feedback. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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