Methods and apparatus for contactless gesture recognition and power reduction

A gesture and power consumption technology, applied in the direction of character and pattern recognition, power management, energy consumption reduction, etc., can solve the impractical problems of input devices, achieve the effect of reducing contact frequency and enhancing aesthetic feeling

Active Publication Date: 2013-03-13
QUALCOMM INC
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While the capabilities of wireless communication devices have expanded significantly, the size constraints associated with these devices have made many of the input devices (such as keyboards, microphones, etc.) associated with conventional computing systems impractical

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[0034] Techniques for managing input to wireless communication devices via contactless gesture recognition are described herein. Contactless gesture recognition systems utilize infrared (IR) light emitters and IR proximity sensors to detect and recognize gestures. The system recognizes, extracts, and classifies 3D gestures in substantially real-time, which enables intuitive interactions between users and mobile devices. Using this system as a gesture interface, users can perform actions such as turning pages of e-books, scrolling web pages, zooming in and out, playing games, etc. on mobile devices using intuitive gestures without touching, wearing or holding any other device. Additionally, the techniques described in this application reduce the frequency with which a user touches a mobile device, thereby reducing wear and tear on the surface of the device. In addition, this application describes techniques for controlling IR emissions based on ambient light conditions, execut...

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Systems and methods are described for performing contactless gesture recognition for a computing device, such as a mobile computing device. An example technique for managing a gesture-based input mechanism for a computing device described herein includes identifying parameters of the computing device relating to accuracy of gesture classification performed by the gesture-based input mechanism and managing a power consumption level of at least an infrared (IR) light emitting diode (LED) or an IR proximity sensor of the gesture-based input mechanism based on the parameters of the computing device.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 355,923, entitled "METHODS ANDAPPARATUS FOR CONTACTLESS GESTURE RECOGNITION," Attorney Docket No. 102222P1, filed June 17, 2010, and filed on August 10, 2010 Priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 372,177, entitled "CONTACTLESS GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEMUSING PROXIMITY SENSORS," filed on 11 July 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Background technique [0003] Advances in wireless communication technology have greatly increased the versatility of current wireless communication devices. These advances have enabled wireless communication devices to evolve from simple mobile phones and pagers to sophisticated computing devices capable of a variety of functions such as multimedia recording and playback, event scheduling, word processing, e-commerce, and more. As a result, users of today's wireless...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/14G06F3/042G06F1/32H04M1/72454
CPCG06F3/017G06F1/3203G06F1/3262G06F1/3231G06F3/0304Y02B60/1289G06F1/3287H04W52/0209G06F2200/1637Y02D10/00Y02D30/70H04M1/72454G06V40/28G06F3/03G06F1/32G06F3/042
Inventor A·M·陈H-T·程A·拉兹丹E·B·布勒
Owner QUALCOMM INC
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