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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Chouchang Yang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Gierad Laput, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Xiao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Harrison, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Alanson Sample, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
DISNEY INTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An object recognition device that senses electrical signals conducted by the body of a human user (e.g., as a result of direct contact with or close proximity to a device emitting or conducting electromagnetic noise), compares the sensed electrical signals to a plurality of signatures of electrical signals produced by a corresponding plurality of types of electrical and electromechanical devices to determine the type of electrical or electromechanical device that generated the electrical signals sensed by the sensor, and communicates information to the human user related to or triggered by the electrical or electromechanical device.