GESTURE-BASED COMPUTER CONTROL
Instead of controlling a computer by means of a hardware controller (e.g., keyboard, mouse, remote control, etc.), the present application provides systems and methods for a user to control a computer by performing certain body movements or postures (herein referred to as “gestures”) that are recognized by the computer and translated into computer commands.
1 . A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a computer processor to perform a method for gesture-based computer control, comprising the steps of:
receiving, by the computer processor, a video signal;
identifying, by the computer processor, pre-defined gestures in the video signal; and
generating, by the computer processor, computer commands corresponding to the pre-defined gestures in the video signal.
2 . The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
transmitting, by the computer processor, the computer commands to an application executed by the processor.
3 . The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
transmitting, by the computer processor, the computer commands to a remote computer.
4 . The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the application is a presentation program and the computer commands are for controlling the presentation program.
5 . The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises:
identifying, by the computer processor, a pre-registered user by facial recognition; and
identifying, by the computer processor, the pre-defined gestures in the video signal performed by the pre-registered user.
6 . The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the video signal is received from only a single camera.
7 . A computer-implemented method for gesture-based computer control, comprising the steps of:
receiving, by a computer processor, a video signal;
identifying, by the computer processor, pre-defined gestures in the video signal; and
generating, by the computer processor, computer commands corresponding to the pre-defined gestures in the video signal.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:
transmitting, by the computer processor, the computer commands to an application executed by the processor.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:
transmitting, by the computer processor, the computer commands to a remote computer.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the application is a presentation program and the computer commands are for controlling the presentation program.
11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
identifying, by the computer processor, a pre-registered user by facial recognition; and
identifying, by the computer processor, the pre-defined gestures in the video signal performed by the pre-registered user.
12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the video signal is received from only a single camera.
13 . A computer system for generating gesture-based computer commands, comprising:
a processor configured to
receive a video signal;
identify pre-defined gestures in the video signal; and
generate computer commands corresponding to the pre-defined gestures in the video signal.
14 . The computer system according to claim 13 further comprising a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device storing a gesture-recognition application comprising instructions to be executed by the processor for identifying pre-defined gestures in the video signal.
15 . The computer system according to claim 14 , wherein the gesture-recognition application further comprises instructions to be executed by the processor for generating computer commands corresponding to the pre-defined gestures in the video signal.
16 . The computer system according to claim 13 further comprising a single camera for generating the video signal.
17 . The computer system according to claim 13 further comprising a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device storing an application.
18 . The computer system according to claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the computer commands to the application.
19 . The computer system according to claim 18 , wherein the application is a presentation program.
20 . The computer system according to claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify a pre-registered user by facial recognition; and
identify the pre-defined gestures in the video signal performed by the pre-registered user.