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US 9,317,129 B2Granted
System and method for using a side camera for a free space gesture inputs
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsKenneth C. Musgrave, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
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Abstract
An information handling system including a camera mounted in the side edge surface for detecting gestures by a user in a gesture detecting zone next to the system and including a gesture detection system for interpreting free space gestures and initializing cursor control commands.
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An information handling system having a free space gesture detection system comprising:
- a housing with a front facing surface, a back facing surface, and at least one side edge connecting the front facing surface and back facing surface;
- a camera mounted in the side edge surface of the housing oriented to detect gestures by a user in a gesture detection zone next to the information handling system;
- a free space gesture detection system executing instructions on a processor determining available gesture commands for a software application operating on the information handling system;
- the free space gesture detection system maintaining a virtual gesture detection plane in the gesture detection zone, the virtual gesture detection plane calibrated to a location and tilt angle of a user's hand;
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- the processor interpreting detected gestures in the virtual gesture detection zone to correspond to cursor control commands in the software application operating on the information handling system.
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A computer-implemented a free space gesture detection method comprising:
- detecting, via a side mounted camera on an information handling system, gestures by a user in a gesture detection zone next to the information handling system;
- determining, via a processor executing instructions, available gesture commands for a software application operating on the information handling system;
- maintaining a virtual gesture detection plane in the gesture detection zone;
- calibrating the virtual gesture detection plane to a location and tilt angle of a user's hand;
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- interpreting detected gestures in the virtual gesture detection zone, via the processor, to correspond to cursor control commands in the software application operating on the information handling system.
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An information handling system having a free space gesture detection system comprising:
- a side mounted camera to detect gestures by a user in a gesture detection zone next to the information handling system;
- a free space gesture detection system executing instructions on a processor determining a virtual gesture detection plane in the gesture detection zone;
- the free space gesture detection system calibrating the virtual gesture detection plane calibrated to a location and tilt angle of a user's hand;
- an orientation sensor for detecting orientation of the information handling system and camera relative to calibrating the virtual gesture detection plane to the location and tilt angle of the user's hand;
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- the processor interpreting detected gestures in the virtual gesture detection zone to correspond to control commands for a software application operating on the information handling system.
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