Apparatus and method for controlling an electronic device with user action
US6111580A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input unit for controlling a device. The input unit first determines whether a user is actively operating the device. If such a detection is made, the input unit then determines whether the user performs an act that corresponds to a command. User attention may be indicated by a user observing the device, approaching the device, facing the device, or speaking. An input command may be indicated by touch, gesture, speech, or line of sight.
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