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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Namjoon Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Joonah Park, Seoul, KR;
Du-sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Jungsoon Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Soochul Lim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for recognizing a touch gesture are disclosed, in which the apparatus may obtain a depth image in which a touch object and a background area are captured, detect a touch input applied by the touch object to the background area in a touch detection area, and recognize a touch gesture associated with the touch input by tracking a change in the touch input.