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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
Wistron Corporation, New Taipei, TW;
Jie-Ci Yang, New Taipei, TW;
Hui-Chen Lin, New Taipei, TW;
Tzu-Chiang Shen, New Taipei, TW;
Meng-Chao Kao, New Taipei, TW;
Wistron Corporation, New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A gesture recognition method and an gesture recognition apparatus using the same method are proposed. The method includes the following steps: transmitting an infrared signal, and detecting whether an object appears in a predetermined range based on a first infrared signal retrieved from the infrared signal being reflected; when the object appears in the predetermined range, capturing a plurality of images including the object and a plurality of second infrared signals retrieved from the infrared signal being reflected; and recognizing the images to retrieve a horizontal movement direction of a gesture of the object within the predetermined range, and recognizing the second infrared signals to retrieve a depth movement direction of the gesture within the predetermined range.