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Gesture control systems

US11188145B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2020
Grant dateNov 30, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented system controls an electronic device in the absence of a physical contact and/or a radio frequency communication with a user. The system detects the user's presence within a virtual detection range of a camera while the electronic device is in a standby state and transitions the electronic device to an interactive state when the user is detected. The system maintains the interactive state when a detected gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture by processing a comparison of an image of the extended finger against a plurality of images stored in a memory of the electronic device. The system renders a message as a result of the detection of the extended finger and transmits the message as a result of its movement.

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