Mobile terminal and method for generating control command using marker attached to finger
US9304598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile terminal 200 generating a control command using a marker attached to a finger includes a camera 210 configured to receive a target image including a finger region, a fingertip region detection module 220 configured to detect a finger region in the target image using an image processing technique, and a fingertip region in the finger region, a marker region detection module 230 configured to detect a color marker region attached to the finger in the target image using a color detection technique, a control module 240 configured to operate the fingertip region detection module or the marker region detection module, based on an input from a user, and a coordinate calculation module 250 configured to calculate three-dimensional coordinate values using the fingertip region or the color marker region.
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