Method and apparatus for assisting object registration in a smart home system
US11887330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2042 |
Classification
- 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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