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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2012
Applicants:

Itay Katz, Tel Aviv, IL;

Nadav Israel, Petach Tikva, IL;

Tamir Anavi, Kfar Yona, IL;

Shahaf Grofit, Tel Aviv, IL;

Itay Bar-yosef, Tel Aviv, IL;

Inventors:

Itay Katz, Tel Aviv, IL;

Nadav Israel, Petach Tikva, IL;

Tamir Anavi, Kfar Yona, IL;

Shahaf Grofit, Tel Aviv, IL;

Itay Bar-Yosef, Tel Aviv, IL;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01);
Abstract

A user interface apparatus for controlling any kind of a device. Images obtained by an image sensor in a region adjacent to the device are input to a gesture recognition system which analyzes images obtained by the image sensor to identify one or more gestures. A message decision maker generates a message based upon an identified gesture and a recognition mode of the gesture recognition system. The recognition mode is changed under one or more various conditions.


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