Contactless human-machine interface for displays
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorPhani Pavan Kishore Uppuluri
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Abstract
An apparatus including a processor and an object detector is provided. The object detector detects a position of an object inside a field of view (FOV) of the object detector. The processor splits the FOV into one or more FOV sectors based on one or more options on a display. Further, the processor maps each of the one or more options uniquely to an FOV sector of the one or more FOV sectors. The processor further controls a movement of a pointer on the display to point to an option of the one or more options of which the mapped FOV sector includes the detected position of the object, thereby enabling contactless control of the display.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- an object detector configured to detect a position of an object with respect to the object detector;
- and
- a processor that is coupled to the object detector, and configured to:
- split a field of view (FOV) of the object detector into one or more FOV sectors based on one or more options on a display;
- map each of the one or more options uniquely to an FOV sector of the one or more FOV sectors;
- and
- control a movement of a pointer on the display to point to a first option of the one or more options of which the mapped FOV sector includes the detected position of the object.
A method, comprising:
- detecting, by an object detector of an apparatus, a position of an object with respect to the object detector;
- splitting, by a processor of the apparatus, a field of view (FOV) of the object detector into one or more FOV sectors based on one or more options on a display;
- mapping, by the processor, each of the one or more options uniquely to an FOV sector of the one or more FOV sectors;
- and
- controlling, by the processor, a movement of a pointer on the display to point to a first option of the one or more options of which the mapped FOV sector includes the detected position of the object.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a display configured to display one or more options;
- an object detector configured to detect a position of an object with respect to the object detector;
- and
- a processor that is coupled to the object detector and the display, and configured to:
- split a field of view (FOV) of the object detector into one or more FOV sectors based on the one or more options on the display;
- map each of the one or more options uniquely to an FOV sector of the one or more FOV sectors;
- and
- control a movement of a pointer on the display to point to a first option of the one or more options of which the mapped FOV sector includes the detected position of the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.