3D Home Automation Control Using Gaze and Gesture Designation

The patent transitions from traditional 2D screen-based device selection to a 3D spatial interface where devices are represented as virtual objects in a reconstructed environment. Users can navigate and select devices by looking at and gesturing toward their physical locations, adding spatial dimensionality to the control interface. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining versatility across multiple devices while improving control efficiency through intuitive spatial interaction.

The system introduces a digital twin environment as an intermediary layer between the user and physical devices. This virtual representation layer mediates the interaction, allowing users to control devices through gestures and gaze in the digital twin rather than directly managing device lists or names. This intermediary resolves the efficiency problem while preserving full device control capability.

The system creates and displays a digital twin - a virtual copy of the physical environment and devices. Instead of requiring users to remember device names and locations, the system copies the spatial arrangement into a virtual representation that users can visually reference. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining device identification capability while dramatically improving ease of operation through visual spatial memory rather than verbal memorization.

The system performs preliminary action by pre-reconstructing the entire device environment and positioning all device representations in their correct spatial locations before user interaction. Users can then directly reference this pre-prepared spatial map rather than searching through device lists or recalling locations. This preliminary environmental setup resolves the contradiction between identification capability and operational ease.