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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Micha Galor, Tel Aviv, IL;
Jonathan Pokrass, Bat-Yam, IL;
Amir Hoffnung, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ofir Or, Ramat Gan, IL;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06K 9/00355 (2013.01); G06T 7/75 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, including receiving, by a computer, a sequence of three-dimensional maps containing at least a hand of a user of the computer, and identifying, in the maps, a device coupled to the computer. The maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user toward the device, and the device is actuated responsively to the gesture.