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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Otani, Matsumoto, JP;
Akira Ikeda, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06K 9/00375 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display method includes (a) capturing an image including a hand, (b) determining a first distance as a distance between the hand and an operation surface, (c) recognizing a shape of the hand based on the image, and (d) displaying an operation icon selected in accordance with the shape of the hand out of a plurality of operation icons on the operation surface in a case of a separate state in which the first distance exceeds a first distance threshold value determined in advance.