Passing control of gesture-controlled apparatus from person to person
US8866895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4751
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A television (TV) includes a display and a processor controlling the display and receiving signals representing human gestures. The processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a first viewer to control the display. Also, the processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a second viewer to control the display only responsive to a determination that the first viewer has both looked toward the second viewer, and that the first viewer has confirmed, as a separate act from looking toward the second viewer, a desire to transfer control of the TV to the second viewer.
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