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US 2019/0250698 A1Published application
Method for controlling an application employing identification of a displayed image
AssigneeI-Interactive LLC
InventorDAVID L. HENTY
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Abstract
An application control system and method is adapted for use with an entertainment system of a type including a display such as a monitor or TV and having display functions. A control device may be conveniently held by a user and employs an imager. The control system and method images the screen of the TV or other display to detect distinctive markers displayed on the screen. This information is transmitted to the entertainment system for control of an application or is used by the control device to control an application.
Claims12
A method, comprising:
- receiving image information in a user-manipulated device including a camera, the image information corresponding to a captured scene which includes a display image including at least part of a display device in the field of view of the camera and also background around the display device;
- at least partially isolating the display image from the background scene using computer implemented image processing and known characteristics of the display;
- detecting within the display image one or more sub-images displayed by the display using computer implemented image processing;
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- controlling an application using the detected one or more sub-images.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.