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.
Claims21
(canceled)
A method for synchronizing devices, comprising:
- displaying on a display of a first device an image including one or more sub-images comprising one or more reference patterns;
- capturing image information in a freely movable second device employing a camera, the image information corresponding to a captured scene which includes at least part of the display of the first device in the field of view of the camera including one or more of the sub-images;
- detecting one or more reference patterns in one or more of the sub-images using computer implemented image processing of the image information;
- and
- synchronizing the first and second devices using the detected one or more reference patterns.
An interactive method, comprising:
- displaying on a display of a first device an image including one or more distinct object images;
- capturing image information in a freely movable second device including a camera and a touch screen, the image information corresponding to a scene in the field of view of the camera captured by the camera which includes at least part of the display of the first device including one or more of the object images;
- displaying on the touch screen of the second device an image corresponding to the captured scene including one or more of the object images;
- detecting a touch selection by a user within a range of coordinates generally corresponding to a displayed object image;
- and
- accessing information corresponding to the selected object.
An interactive system having an improved user interface, comprising:
- a freely movable device including a camera, a touch screen, and one or more processors with associated programmed instructions configured in volatile or nonvolatile storage, wherein the device is responsive to a user control to capture a scene in the field of view of the camera including one or more distinct user identifiable object images and display on the touch screen of the second device an image including one or more of the object images;
- wherein the device is responsive to a user touch input on the touch screen at touch screen coordinates within a range of coordinates generally corresponding to the displayed object image to initiate control processing to access information corresponding to the selected object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.