Controlling a computing-based device using hand gestures

A system to control a computing-based device, the system comprising:

• the computing-based device configured to:
• receive input from a traditional input device;
• receive an image stream of a reference object from a capture device;
• perform gesture recognition on the received image stream to identify hand gestures performed on or near the reference object;
• and
• control the computing-based device using both the input received from a traditional input device and the identified hand gestures.

A method of controlling a computing-based device, the method comprising:

• receiving input from a keyboard;
• receiving an image stream of the keyboard;
• performing gesture recognition on the received image stream to identify hand gestures performed on, near or above the keyboard;
• and
• controlling the computing-based device using both the input received from the keyboard and the identified hand gestures.