Unified Gesture Control Center for Multi-Device Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current gesture control methods require multiple devices to have their own cameras and identification software, leading to resource wastage and potential malfunctions, and are not convenient for controlling devices without this capability, as users need to learn different control tools for each device.

Innovation Solution

A unified gesture control system using a gesture control center that identifies devices and converts gestures into manipulation commands, allowing control of multiple devices with a single identification device, eliminating the need for individual camera-equipped devices and providing a convenient control method for devices without gesture identification capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If each device is equipped with its own camera and gesture identification software, then gesture control can be implemented on each device, but it results in resource waste and potential malfunctions during gesture identification

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegesture control capabilityVSAvoidcameras and identification software
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by enabling a single gesture control center to serve multiple devices. The gesture control center is designed to identify gestures and determine which device the gesture targets, allowing one camera and identification software system to control multiple different devices (TV, set-top box, etc.) without needing separate systems for each device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a gesture control center as an intermediary between the user's gesture and the target device. This mediator receives the gesture input, identifies the intended target device, and forwards the control command appropriately, eliminating the need for each device to have its own camera and identification software.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If multiple devices have their own gesture identification systems, then each device can be controlled independently, but it increases device complexity and cost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindependent device controlVSAvoidcamera and software components
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the gesture identification functionality from individual devices and consolidates it into a separate gesture control center. This allows devices to be controlled independently through gestures without each device needing to contain the complex camera and identification software components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If devices without cameras use gesture control, then more devices can be controlled, but it requires adding gesture identification components to each device

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compatibilityVSAvoiddevice configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The gesture control center provides universal control capability that can work with any device in the network without requiring the devices themselves to be modified with cameras or identification software. This maintains ease of manufacture for devices while achieving broad compatibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP2988210B1Gesture control method, apparatus and system
Publication Date: 2018.11.28 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Disclosed are a gesture control method, device and system, during gesture control, a gesture control center identifies a gesture for a controlled device, and transmits manipulation information corresponding to an identified gesture to the controlled device; and the controlled device performs a corresponding operation according to received manipulation information. By means of gesture control techniques according to the disclosure, it is possible to ensure that gesture manipulation of multiple devices can be implemented by only one gesture identification device such as the gesture control center, and thus a unified gesture control is implemented, thereby avoiding possible malfunctions that may be generated during gesture control of different devices and also avoiding a waste of resources; furthermore, it is possible to provide a convenient manipulation way to devices that don't support manipulation through gesture identification and save costs for those devices to be added with a gesture identification component, and all above benefits improve effectively user satisfaction.