Gesture recognition system having origin resetting means
AssigneeKano Computing Limited
InventorsAlex Klein, Peter Griffith
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Abstract
A gesture recognition system 1 comprises a gesture controller 10 and a computing device 20. The controller 10 is designed to be held by a user such that motion of the controller 10 by the user enables gesture control inputs to be made to computing device 20. In use, a display unit 28 of computing device is operable to provide visible feedback on the motion of controller 10 in the form of a cursor 31, the cursor moving in response to controller 10 motion. The system 1 is operable to enable the cursor 31 position to be reset to an origin 33 in response to a reset input. In addition to resetting the cursor 31 position, the system can define the current orientation of the controller 10 as a new origin orientation.
Claims26
A gesture recognition system comprising a gesture controller and a computing device:
- the gesture controller comprising:
- a motion sensor operable to sense motion of the gesture controller and output a signal indicative thereof;
- a user actuable gesture mode input means;
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- a communication unit operable to communicate the output of the motion sensor and an output of the gesture mode input means to the computing device;
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- the computing device comprising:
- a communication unit operable to receive the output of the motion sensor and the output of the gesture mode input means from the communication unit of the gesture controller;
- a processing unit operable to process the output of the motion sensor and the output of the gesture mode input means;
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- a display unit operable in response to the processor to provide visual feedback related to the output of the motion sensor, the visual feedback comprising a cursor on the display unit and wherein the cursor can be reset to an origin position in response to the output of the gesture mode input means, wherein the display unit is operable to display a cursor trail corresponding to a position of the cursor during a period of extended actuation of the gesture mode input means.
A method of operating a gesture recognition system comprising a gesture controller and a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring an output of a motion sensor operable to sense motion of the controller using the computing device;
- monitoring an output of user actuable gesture mode input means provided on the controller using the computing device;
- providing visual feedback related to the output of the motion sensor on a display unit of the computing device, the visual feedback comprising a cursor on the display unit;
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- resetting the cursor to an origin position in response to the output of the gesture mode input means, wherein the display unit is operable to display a cursor trail corresponding to a position of the cursor during a period of extended actuation of the gesture mode input means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.