Providing wireless control of a visual aid based on movement detection

A method for providing wireless control of a visual aid based on movement detection, comprising:

• generating a three-dimensional depth image of an environment including a user and a device displaying the visual aid;
• determining a position of the user relative to the environment and to the device based on the three-dimensional depth image;
• detecting a gesture from the user based in part on the position of the user and the three-dimensional depth image;
• determining if the gesture from the user matches a predetermined input gesture corresponding to a controller operation for controlling the visual aid;
• executing the controller operation if the gesture from the user matches the predetermined input gesture by utilizing instructions stored in memory and executed by a processor;
• and
• displaying an output of the executed controller operation at an interface of a remote device communicatively linked to the visual aid.

A tangible computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating a three-dimensional depth image of an environment including a user and a device displaying the visual aid;
• determining a position of the user relative to the environment and to the device based on the three-dimensional depth image;
• detecting a gesture from the user based in part on the position of the user and the three-dimensional depth image;
• determining if the gesture from the user matches a predetermined input gesture corresponding to a controller operation for controlling the visual aid;
• executing the controller operation if the gesture from the user matches the predetermined input gesture;
• and
• displaying an output of the executed controller operation at an interface of a remote device communicatively linked to the visual aid.