Gesture-Based Camera Control on Touch Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security monitoring systems are inefficient due to reliance on mouse and keyboard input, lack of context about camera locations and orientations, and limited support for intuitive gestures, leading to slow and error-prone operations in complex environments.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a touch-sensitive display system that allows security operators to interact with cameras using intuitive gestures, such as patterns, menu selections, and recognized gestures, to manipulate camera movements and zoom, providing context and improving situation awareness and response times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If mouse and keyboard input is used for camera monitoring, then system compatibility is maintained, but operator performance is slow and error prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical mouse and keyboard input system with a touch-sensitive display system that recognizes gestures. The touch-sensitive display detects gestures such as swipes, taps, and palm movements to control camera operations, eliminating the need for traditional mechanical input devices and improving both speed and accuracy of camera monitoring tasks.
2Loss of information
If traditional camera monitoring systems are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but context information about camera locations and orientations is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The touch-sensitive display serves multiple functions: it displays camera feeds, shows camera locations on a map, indicates camera orientations, and provides gesture-based control. By integrating these multiple functions into a single interface, the system provides comprehensive context information about camera locations and orientations without requiring separate displays or controls for each function.
3Ease of operation
If intuitive gesture-based interaction is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gesture recognition system automatically interprets user intentions based on touch patterns without requiring explicit commands or menus. The system self-determines the intended camera operation based on gesture type, location, and sequence, reducing the need for complex interface elements and making the system more intuitive while managing complexity through automated interpretation rather than manual configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments relate to a method of displaying items on a touch-sensitive display. The method includes showing a camera on the touch-sensitive display and detecting contact with the camera on the touch-sensitive display. The method further includes manipulating the camera based on a gesture conducted on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the gesture includes making contact with the touch sensitive display at a plurality of locations. The plurality of locations are arranged in a pattern that defines operation of the camera. Other embodiments relate to a method that includes showing a menu on the touch-sensitive display that includes a plurality of camera movement operations and detecting contact with the camera on the touch-sensitive display. The method further includes detecting contact with the menu on the touch-sensitive display to select a particular camera movement operation and manipulating the camera based on a gesture conducted on the touch-sensitive display.