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US 2006/0050052 A1Published application
User interface system based on pointing device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsGerhardus Mekenkamp, Tim Dekker
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Abstract
The user interaction system comprises a portable pointing device (101) connected to a camera (102) and sending pictures to a digital signal processor (120), capable of recognizing an object (130) and a command given by the user (100) by moving the pointing device (101) in a specific way, and controlling an electrical apparatus (110) on the basis of this recognition.
Claims17
User interaction system, comprising:
- an electrical apparatus;
- a portable pointing device operable by a user for pointing to a region in space;
- a camera taking a picture;
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- a digital signal processor, capable of receiving and processing the picture, and capable of transmitting user interface information derived from the picture to the electrical apparatus,
- characterized in that the camera is connected to the pointing device so that in operation it images the region pointed to.
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