IP Library Granted Patent US 12,164,697
Granted Patent B2
US 12,164,697 · App. 18/147,608 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

In-vehicle mid-air gesture-based interaction method, electronic apparatus, and system

Inventors: Qiuyuan Tang (Shanghai, CN); Shuaihua Peng (Shanghai, CN); Hao Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
G06F3/017G06V40/28
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,164,697
App. No.
18/147,608
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides an in-vehicle mid-air gesture-based interaction method, an electronic apparatus, and a system, and relates to the field of intelligent vehicle technologies. The method includes: obtaining a first mid-air gesture detected by a camera; and starting, when a preset response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the preset response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture in response to the first mid-air gesture. The method can be used in an in-vehicle mid-air gesture-based interaction scenario, reduce a mid-air gesture operation rate, and improve driving safety and interaction experience.

Claims (63)

1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:

recording, by a camera, a first mid-air gesture;

obtaining a user attribute of a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture;

comparing the recording to a plurality of stored gestures for the first user;

determining a stored gesture corresponds to the recording; and

initiating a first response that corresponds to the stored mid-air gesture to modify an operation of the vehicle;

starting, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation based on the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture; and

when a user permission threshold required for the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture is less than or equal to the user permission of the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, starting the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before initiating the first response, the method further comprises:

obtaining a response attribute of the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture;

determining, based on the response attribute of the first response operation and the user attribute of the first user, whether the first response operation matches the first user, wherein

the response attribute comprises one or more of a response type, a response level, a response priority, or a response location, and the user attribute comprises one or more of a user identity, a user location, or a user permission.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a user attribute of the first user comprises:

determining the user location of the first user based on a picture that corresponds to the first mid-air gesture and that is detected by the camera; and

determining the user identity of the first user based on the user location of the first user.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the response attribute of the first response operation is a driving operation and the user identity of the first user is a driver, the first response operation matches the first user.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a user attribute of the first user comprises:

determining the user location of the first user based on a picture that corresponds to the first mid-air gesture and that is detected by the camera.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the starting, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation based on the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture comprises:

starting, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in a region corresponding to the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein before the starting, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture, the method further comprises:

displaying a first display interface on a first display in a vehicle; and

the starting, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation based on the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture comprises:

when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture and the first display is not a display in front of the first user, displaying the first display interface on a second display in the vehicle in response to the first mid-air gesture, and moving an indication icon on the first display interface based on a moving trajectory of the first mid-air gesture in a preset direction.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

storing a second set of gestures for a second user;

obtaining a second mid-air gesture detected by the camera, wherein the second mid-air gesture is initiated by a second user, and duration between an initiation time of the second mid-air gesture and an initiation time of the first mid-air gesture is less than a first preset threshold; and

the starting, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture comprises:

when the user permission of the first user is higher than a user permission of the second user, and when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, preferentially starting the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a control permission of the driver is higher than a control permission of another passenger.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the starting, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture, the method further comprises:

when a distance between a location of the first mid-air gesture and the camera is greater than a second preset threshold, displaying a prompt message on a display in the vehicle, wherein the prompt message is used to prompt the first user to initiate a mid-air gesture to another camera.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the starting, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture, the method further comprises:

when a projection ratio of the first mid-air gesture relative to a reference plane of a first camera is less than a third preset threshold, displaying a prompt message on a display in the vehicle, wherein the prompt message is used to prompt the first user to initiate a mid-air gesture to another camera.

12. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a interface circuit and a processor, wherein

the interface circuit is configured to obtain a first mid-air gesture detected by a camera; and

the processor is configured to execute computer instructions to initiate the first response operation when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches stored gestures for a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture;

wherein the processor is further configured execute instructions to display a first display interface on a first display in a vehicle; and

that the processor is configured to start, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture means that:

the processor is further configured execute computer instructions to: when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture and the first display is not a display in front of the first user, display the first display interface on a second display in the vehicle in response to the first mid-air gesture, and move an indication icon on the first display interface based on a moving trajectory of the first mid-air gesture in a preset direction.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the interface circuit is further configured to obtain a response attribute of the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture;

the interface circuit is further configured to obtain a user attribute of the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture; and

the processor is further configured to determine, based on the response attribute of the first response operation and the user attribute of the first user, whether the first response operation matches the first user, wherein

the response attribute comprises one or more of a response type, a response level, a response priority, or a response location, and the user attribute comprises one or more of a user identity, a user location, or a user permission.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the processor is further configured to determine the user location of the first user based on a picture that corresponds to the first mid-air gesture and that is detected by the camera; and

the processor is further configured to determine the user identity of the first user based on the user location of the first user.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein when the response attribute of the first response operation is a driving operation and the user identity of the first user is a driver, the first response operation matches the first user.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the user location of the first user based on a picture that corresponds to the first mid-air gesture and that is detected by the camera; and

that the processor is configured to start, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in response to the first mid-air gesture means that:

the processor is configured to start, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation based on the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein that the processor is configured to start, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation based on the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture comprises:

the processor is configured to start, when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the first response operation in a region corresponding to the user location of the first user in response to the first mid-air gesture.

18. A computer program product, comprising:

computer instructions, which when executed by a processor or a device, causes the device to perform the steps of:

recording, by a camera, a mid-air gesture;

comparing the recording to a plurality of stored gestures for a first user;

determining a stored gesture corresponds to the recording; and

initiating a first response that corresponds to the stored mid-air gesture to modify an operation of the vehicle;

displaying a first display interface on a first display in a vehicle; and

starting, when a first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, a first response operation in response by executing computer instructions to: when the first response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches the first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture and the first display is not a display in front of the first user, display the first display interface on a second display in the vehicle in response to the first mid-air gesture, and move an indication icon on the first display interface based on a moving trajectory of the first mid-air gesture in a preset direction.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 1, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075316/0074 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069336/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2024
From: TANG, QIUYUAN; PENG, SHUAIHUA; LI, HAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068949/0286 →