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Control method of electronic apparatus having non-contact gesture sensitive region

US9639167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2015
Grant dateMay 2, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0486
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control method of an electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus has a non-contact gesture sensitive region. The control method includes: identifying at least one object type of at least one non-contact object within the non-contact gesture sensitive region in a plurality of object types; determining respective numbers of non-contact objects corresponding to the identified at least one object type; detecting motion information of the at least one non-contact object within the non-contact gesture sensitive region; recognizing a non-contact gesture corresponding to the at least one non-contact object according to the identified at least one object type, the respective numbers of non-contact objects and the motion information; and enabling the electronic apparatus to perform a specific function according to the non-contact gesture.

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