Vehicle gesture recognition system and method
AssigneeHarman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
InventorsFlorian Mueller, Peter Wagner
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Abstract
Embodiments of vehicle gesture recognition systems and methods are disclosed. An example vehicle gesture recognition system comprises a data interface configured for receiving 2d image data from a 2d sensor and/or from a portable device camera via a portable device interface. Additionally or alternatively, the data interface is configured for receiving gesture data indicating a gesture. A vehicle processing unit is configured for controlling user interfacing with a user interface based on the gestures recognized from the 2d image data and/or as indicated by the gesture data.
Claims20
A vehicle gesture recognition system, comprising:
- a data interface configured for receiving gesture data, the gesture data including an indicator indicating a gesture from a predefined set of gestures selected for use with a vehicle processing unit, the gesture data including gestures detected based on image data from a 2d sensor of a portable device, the detected gestures restricted to the predefined set of gestures, wherein the indicator indicates the detected gestures indirectly, and wherein fields of view of the 2d sensor of the portable device and at least one other 2d sensor overlap in a common region located in free space of a passenger compartment between a middle console and a center console;
- a portable device interface being configured for:
- establishing a data connection between the portable device and the data interface, wherein the data interface is further configured for receiving the gesture data via the data connection from a portable device application executed on the portable device;
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- the vehicle processing unit configured for controlling user interfacing with a user interface based on the gesture indicated by the gesture data.
A method of gesture recognition in a vehicle, comprising:
- establishing a data connection between a portable device and a portable device interface;
- receiving gesture data including an indicator indicating a gesture from a predefined set of gestures selected for use with a vehicle processing unit via the data connection from a portable device application executed on the portable device, the gesture data including gestures detected based on image data from a 2d sensor of the portable device, the detected gestures restricted to the predefined set of gestures, wherein the indicator indicates the detected gestures indirectly, and wherein a field of view of the 2d sensor of the portable device and a field of view of one other 2d sensor overlap in a common region located in free space of a passenger compartment between a middle console and a center console;
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- in the vehicle processing unit, controlling a user interface based on the gesture indicated by the gesture data.
A vehicle head unit of a vehicle, the vehicle head unit comprising:
- a data interface configured for receiving gesture data, the gesture data including an indicator indicating a gesture from a predefined set of gestures selected for use with a vehicle processing unit, the gesture data including gestures detected based on image data from a 2d sensor of a portable device, the detected gestures restricted to the predefined set of gestures, wherein the indicator indicates the detected gestures indirectly, and wherein fields of view of the 2d sensor of the portable device and at least one other 2d sensor overlap in a common region located in free space of a passenger compartment between a middle console of the vehicle and a center console of the vehicle;
- a portable device interface being configured for:
- establishing a data connection between the portable device and the data interface, wherein the data interface is further configured for receiving the gesture data via the data connection from a portable device application executed on the portable device;
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- the vehicle processing unit configured for controlling user interfacing with a user interface of the vehicle based on the gesture indicated by the gesture data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.