Device and method for recognizing hand gestures using time-of-flight sensing
US9886095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0325
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes at least one laser source configured to direct laser radiation toward a user's hand. Laser detectors are configured to receive reflected laser radiation from the user's hand. A controller is coupled to the at least one laser source and laser detectors and configured to determine a set of distance values to the user's hand for each respective laser detector and based upon a time-of-flight of the laser radiation. The controller also determines a hand gesture from among a plurality of possible hand gestures based upon the sets of distance values using Bayesian probabilities.
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