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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Steven Richman, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06T 7/248 (2017.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments generally provide television controller functions using head movements. In some embodiments, a method includes recording a motion of a user. The method further includes determining one or more characteristics of the motion of the user. The method further includes generating a motion identifier based on the one or more characteristics. The method further includes assigning the motion identifier to a television command for controlling a television function of a television.