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Gesture input method and apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-04-14
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Granted: 1998-02-03
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Expires: 2017-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A gesture input apparatus comprises: a plurality of multiaxis angular velocity sensors or multiaxis acceleration sensors respectively for detecting multiaxis angular velocities or multiaxis accelerations; a difference sampling circuit for outputting the difference between one of outputs from the sensors, as a reference value, and outputs from the other sensors; a gesture dictionary for pre-storing sample values of feature relative value outputs; an arithmetic operation controller for recognizing gesture, by comparing an output value from the difference sampling circuit with a value within the gesture dictionary, based on output indicative of change in elapse of time, from said difference sampling circuit, as one set of data; and a distance sensor for detecting the relative distance between a fixed member and a movable member by using sound waves or light.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaki Tokioka
- 👤 Atsushi Tanaka
- 👤 Yuichiro Yoshimura
- 👤 Ryozo Yanagisawa
- 👤 Katsuyuki Kobayashi
- 👤 Hajime Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/011; G06F3/014; G06F3/017; G06V; G06V40/00; G06V40/20; G06F2218/00; G06F2218/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A gesture input apparatus comprising: a plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means, each having a plurality of acceleration detecting means wherein the acceleration detecting means of each multiaxis detection means are on respective nearly orthogonal axes of the multiaxis acceleration detection means, respectively for detecting multiaxis accelerations of the multiaxis acceleration detection means; difference value output means for outputting for every one of the nearly orthogonal axes a value of a difference between one of the multiaxis accelerations detected by one of the multiaxis acceleration detection means, as a reference value, and another of the multiaxis accelerations detected by another one of the multiaxis acceleration detection means; and gesture recognition means for recognizing a gesture responsive to data representing a set of difference values at a point or points of time outputted by the difference value output means, wherein said plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means function independently from each other, and wherein said gesture recognition means includes gesture dictionary means for prestoring samples of difference values, and said gesture recognition means performs recognition by comparing an output value from said difference value output means with a difference value sample in said gesture dictionary means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A gesture input apparatus comprising: a plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means, each having a plurality of acceleration detecting means wherein the acceleration detecting means of each multiaxis detection means are on respective nearly orthogonal axes of the multiaxis acceleration detection means, respectively for detecting multiaxis accelerations of the multiaxis acceleration detection means; difference value output means for outputting for every one of the nearly orthogonal axes a value of a difference between one of the multiaxis accelerations detected by one of the multiaxis acceleration detection means, as a reference value, and another of the multiaxis accelerations detected by another one of the multiaxis acceleration detection means; and gesture recognition means for recognizing a gesture responsive to data representing a set of difference values at a point or points of time outputted by the difference value output means, wherein said plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means function independently from each other, and wherein said gesture recognition means includes gesture dictionary means for prestoring samples of difference values, and said gesture recognition means performs recognition by comparing an output value from said difference value output means with a difference value sample in said gesture dictionary means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a said plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means are attached on a movable object in such a manner that directions of corresponding axes among the nearly orthogonal axes of said plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means are nearly the same.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of multiaxis acceleration detection means has two axes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising measurement means for detecting a relative distance between a fixed member and said gesture input apparatus, by using sound waves or light.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
165 words
A gesture input apparatus comprising: a plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means, each having a plurality of angular velocity detecting means wherein the angular velocity detecting means of each multiaxis angular velocity detection means are on respective nearly orthogonal axes of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means, respectively for detecting multiaxis angular velocities of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means; difference value output means for outputting for every one of the nearly orthogonal axes a value of a difference between one of the multiaxis angular velocities detected by one of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means, as a reference value, and another one of the multiaxis angular velocities detected by another one of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means; and gesture recognition means for recognizing a gesture responsive to data representing a set of difference values at a point or points of time outputted by the difference value output means, wherein said plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means function independently from each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
165 words
A gesture input apparatus comprising: a plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means, each having a plurality of angular velocity detecting means wherein the angular velocity detecting means of each multiaxis angular velocity detection means are on respective nearly orthogonal axes of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means, respectively for detecting multiaxis angular velocities of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means; difference value output means for outputting for every one of the nearly orthogonal axes a value of a difference between one of the multiaxis angular velocities detected by one of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means, as a reference value, and another one of the multiaxis angular velocities detected by another one of the multiaxis angular velocity detection means; and gesture recognition means for recognizing a gesture responsive to data representing a set of difference values at a point or points of time outputted by the difference value output means, wherein said plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means function independently from each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means are attached on a movable object in such a manner that directions of corresponding axes among said nearly orthogonal axes of said plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means are nearly the same.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each of said plurality of multiaxis angular velocity detection means has two axes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said gesture recognition means includes gesture dictionary means for pre-storing sample values of feature difference values, and said gesture recognition means performs recognition by comparing an output value from said difference value output means with a value stored in said gesture dictionary means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The gesture input apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising measurement means for detecting a relative distance between a fixed member and said gesture input apparatus, by using sound waves or light.
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