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US 2015/0309681 A1Published application
Depth-based mode switching for touchless gestural interfaces
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsChristian Plagemann, Alejandro Jose Kauffmann, Joshua Robin Kaplan
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Abstract
Disclosed are techniques for detecting a gesture performed at a first distance and at a second distance. A first aspect of a target may be manipulated according to the first gesture at the first distance and a second aspect of the target may be manipulated according to the first gesture at the second distance.
Claims21
1-19. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining multiple images that are taken by a camera;
- determining that the images show a user performing a gesture that involves the user facing the camera and moving between (i) a first position, in which one of the user's hands is extended a first distance in front of their body, and (ii) a second position, in which the user's hand is extended a different, second distance in front of their body;
- based on determining that the images show the user performing the gesture that involves the user facing the camera and moving between the first position and the second position, selecting an input;
- and
- providing the input to an application.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining multiple images that are taken by a camera;
- determining that the images show a user performing a gesture that involves the user facing the camera and moving between (i) a first position, in which one of the user's hands is extended a first distance in front of their body, and (ii) a second position, in which the user's hand is extended a different, second distance in front of their body;
- based on determining that the images show the user performing the gesture that involves the user facing the camera and moving between the first position and the second position, selecting an input;
- and
- providing the input to an application.
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A system comprising:
- one or more data processing apparatus;
- and
- a computer-readable storage device having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more data processing apparatus, cause the one or more data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining multiple images that are taken by a camera;
- determining that the images show a user performing a gesture that involves the user facing the camera and moving between (i) a first position, in which one of the user's hands is extended a first distance in front of their body, and (ii) a second position, in which the user's hand is extended a different, second distance in front of their body;
- based on determining that the images show the user performing the gesture that involves the user facing the camera and moving between the first position and the second position, selecting an input;
- and
- providing the input to an application.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.