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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Ryan Fink, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ryan Phelps, Portland, OR (US);
Gary Peck, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
Disclosed methods include a method of controlling a computing device includes the steps of detecting a gesture made by a human user, identifying the gesture, and executing a computer command. The gesture may comprise a change in depth of a body part of the human user relative to the 2D camera. The gesture may be detected via a 2D camera in electronic communication with the computing device. Disclosed systems include a 2D camera and a computing device in electronic communication therewith. The 2D camera is configured to capture at least a first and second image of a body part of a human user. The computing device is configured to recognize at least a first object in the first image and a second object in the second image, identify a change in depth, and execute a command in response to the change in depth.