Electrical apparatus and method of communication between an apparatus and a user
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsEric Thelen, Matthew Harris, Vasanth Philomin
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Abstract
An electric apparatus and a method of communication between an apparatus and a user are described. The apparatus comprises sensor means, for example, a camera (18) for detecting objects (34, 36) in its proximity. The position of objects (34, 36) is stored in a memory (M). A directional pointing unit (20), for example, in the form of a mechanical pointing element or with a light source for generating a concentrated light beam (40) can be directed onto objects in the proximity of the apparatus. In a dialog, the corresponding object can thus be pointed out to a human user.
Claims10
An electric apparatus comprising:
- sensor means (18) for detecting objects (34, 36) in the proximity of the apparatus (10), and
- a directional pointing unit (20) which can be directed onto objects (34, 36) in the proximity of the apparatus (10).
A method of communication between an apparatus (10) and a user, wherein
- the apparatus (10) detects objects (34, 36) in its proximity by way of sensor means (18), and
- stores the position of objects (34, 36) in a memory (M), and aligns a directional pointing unit (10) with one of the objects (36).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.