Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User interface, means of movement, and methods for recognizing a user's hand
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Application No.: US15487373Application Date: 2017-04-13
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Publication No.: US10261593B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Christian Tendyck , Wolfgang Theimer , Gordon Larson
- Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Applicant Address: DE Wolfsburg
- Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Current Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Current Assignee Address: DE Wolfsburg
- Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
- Agent Peter Zura
- Priority: DE102016206142 20160413
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06K9/00 ; B60R1/00 ; G06F3/00

Abstract:
A hand of a user may be detected in free space, where a plurality of surface points are determined and include a center area surface point and at least two surface points of the plurality of surface points located on a periphery of the surface of the hand. A curve extending through the plurality of surface points may be determined based on a position of a curvature. The plurality of surface points are processed to determine if the plurality of surface points of the detected hand are arranged in at least one of a substantially concave area relative to the sensor, and/or a substantially convex area relative to the sensor. The detected hand may be identified as a palm or back of the hand based on the processing of the plurality of surface points.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170300120A1 USER INTERFACE, MEANS OF MOVEMENT, AND METHODS FOR RECOGNIZING A USER'S HAND Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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