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Method and apparatus for assisting object registration in a smart home system

US11887330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2022
Grant dateJan 30, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/28
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of assisting object registration in a smart home system including a plurality of objects is disclosed. The disclosed method may include allowing a user to select an object from among a plurality of objects, capturing a plurality of pointing gestures by allowing the user to perform the plurality of pointing gestures at the selected object, configuring a pointing ray using each of the plurality of captured pointing gestures, estimating a position of a nearest point extending from the plurality of pointing rays, and registering the estimated position of the nearest point as a position of the selected object.

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