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User interface system based on pointing device

US7940986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2003
Grant dateMay 10, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/94
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The user interaction system comprises a portable pointing device (101) connected to a camera (102) and sending pictures to a digital signal processor (120), capable of recognizing an object (130) and a command given by the user (100) by moving the pointing device (101) in a specific way, and controlling an electrical apparatus (110) on the basis of this recognition.

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