IP Library Granted Patent US 9,086,726
Granted Patent B2
US 9,086,726 · App. 13/307,058 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Image processing device and image display device

Inventors: Bondan Setiawan (Yamato, JP); Takashi Matsubara (Chigasaki, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
G06F3/011G06F3/017
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,086,726
App. No.
13/307,058
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The input device and the input system include a hand detection means which detects the position of the hand, a body part detection means which detects positions of user's body parts such as the face, for example, a relative position calculation means which calculates a relative position of the hand with respect to body parts from hand position information being a detection result of the hand detection means and body part position information being a detection result of the body part detection means, and a gesture recognition means which recognizes a hand gesture on the basis of a change in the hand position information being the detection result of the hand detection means, wherein when a hand gesture is recognized, the operation of the input device with respect to the user's gesture is changed according to a relative position of the hand with respect to body parts.

Claims (12)

1. An image processing device which outputs an image signal, the image processing device including:

a camera configured to capture an image including that of a user therein;

a portion detecting unit, which is configured to detect positions of a hand and a face of the user from the image, which is captured by said camera; and

an operation recognizing unit configured to recognize a gesture of the user determine one (1) menu corresponding to said gesture, for a video signal showing plural numbers of menus therein, which is outputted by said image processing device, wherein

said operation recognizing unit determines a boundary line at a position separated from the position of the face, which is detected, in a left-hand direction by a predetermined distance therebetween, when the gesture is made by a left hand of the user,

said operation recognizing unit determines a boundary line at a position separated from the position of the face, which is detected, in a right-hand direction by a predetermined distance therebetween, when the gesture is made by a right hand of the user, and

said operation recognizing unit determines a first menu when the position of the hand making the gesture is detected within a first region, which is divided by the boundary line determined, while determines a second menu when the position of the hand making the gesture is detected within a second region, which is divided by the boundary line determined.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

further including an image processing unit configured to process the image signal to be output,

wherein the image processing unit processes the image signal in such a manner that a fact is indicated that the menu is determined by said operation recognizing unit.

3. The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said operation recognizing unit determines the boundary line in vicinity of a left shoulder when the user makes the gesture by the left hand, while determines the boundary line in vicinity of a right shoulder when the user makes the gesture by the right hand.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033685/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2012
From: SETIAWAN, BONDAN; MATSUBARA, TAKASHI
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027528/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-289122 · Dec 27, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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