Method and device for gesture recognition diagnostics for device orientation

An image display device, comprising:

• a housing;
• an orientation sensor configured to determine an orientation of the housing relative to a predetermined coordinate system;
• a display configured to display an image;
• a camera configured to capture an object in a field of view of the camera;
• and
• a controller coupled to the display, the orientation sensor and the camera, the controller configured to:
• display a pointer on the display at a specific location relative to the displayed image, the specific location corresponding to a first orientation of the housing and a detected location of the object, and
• when the orientation of the housing is changed to a second orientation, reorient the image according to the second orientation while maintaining the pointer at the specific location relative to the displayed image.

An image display device, comprising:

• a housing;
• an orientation sensor configured to determine an orientation of the housing;
• a display configured to display an image;
• a camera configured to capture an object in a field of view of the camera;
• and
• a controller coupled to the display, the orientation sensor and the camera, the controller configured to:
• display a pointer on the display at a specific location, the specific location corresponding to the housing and a detected location of the object,
• reorient the image according to a second orientation when the orientation of the housing is changed to the second orientation, and
• display a pointer on the display at the specific location, the specific location corresponding to the housing and the detected location of the object regardless of the orientation of the housing.