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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Ronald Jonas Festejo, London, GB;
Peter John Marshall, London, GB;
Inventors:
Ronald Jonas Festejo, London, GB;
Peter John Marshall, London, GB;
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Data processing apparatus arranged to receive successive images from a video camera comprises means for detecting inter-image motion in an image region associated with a control function of the data processing apparatus; and means for initiating the control function if inter-image motion is detected in the image region in respect of at least a threshold number of the images within a test group of the images.