Method and system for control of a device
US7869618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention describes a method for control of a device (1a, 1b, 1c). The method comprises visually presenting a number of user options for the device to be controlled (1a, 1b, 1c), aiming a pointing device (2) comprising a camera (3) at the visual presentation (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) of the user options to choose a desired option, generating an image (5) of a target area (6) aimed at by the pointing device (2) and comparing the target area image (5) with a pre-defined template of the visual presentation (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) to determine the chosen option.
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