Side-Mounted Infrared Camera for Gesture Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable game apparatuses with cameras positioned behind the display limit input options, as they primarily rely on the camera for capturing images rather than enabling diverse user interactions.
Innovation Solution
A hand-held electronic apparatus with a camera positioned on a side surface, allowing for image capture and gesture detection, enabling various inputs and interactions, including gesture recognition and object detection, using an infrared camera and distance measuring sensor, which can be used to perform game processing and display results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is provided behind the display, then the device structure is compact, but the input functionality is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The camera is repositioned from the conventional behind-display location to the side surface of the housing, changing the spatial dimension of image capture. This allows the camera to capture images from the side direction, enabling new input methods such as gesture recognition and object detection that were not possible with rear-only camera positioning.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera captures images from the back, then the display structure is simple, but the interaction diversity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The side-positioned camera enables multiple functions beyond traditional photography, including gesture recognition, object detection, and various input operations. The same camera hardware supports diverse interaction modes such as taking pictures, making phone calls, sending messages, and controlling applications through different gestures, making the device more versatile.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is positioned on the side surface, then various inputs are enabled, but the device design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into distinct functional zones: the front surface contains the display, the back surface contains traditional components, and the side surface is dedicated to the camera and related input components. This segmentation allows each surface to serve its primary function while enabling the side camera to provide additional input capabilities without interfering with the main display and battery compartments.
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AI summary
An exemplary portable electronic apparatus includes a display provided at a front surface, and an infrared camera and a distance measuring sensor which are provided at a side surface. When a user holds the portable electronic apparatus with their left hand and makes a gesture with their right hand, the portable electronic apparatus analyzes an image from the infrared camera to detect the gesture made by the user. The portable electronic apparatus displays an image corresponding to a result of detection of the gesture on the display.