GESTURE SENSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME

Title:

GESTURE SENSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/073941

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A gesture sensing method of an electronic device, according to various examples of the present invention, can comprise an operation of sensing an object, determining a motion of the object, determining a gesture type corresponding to the motion of the object, activating a sensor for sensing a gesture corresponding to the gesture type according to the determined gesture type, and sensing the gesture through the activated sensor. An electronic device according to any one among various examples of the present invention can comprise: a sensor unit for sensing an object and a motion of the object through at least one sensor; a camera module for photographing the object and the motion of the object through the at least one sensor; and a control unit configured to sense the object, determine the motion of the object, determine the gesture type corresponding to the motion of the object, activate the sensor for sensing the gesture corresponding to the gesture type according to the determined gesture type, and sense the gesture through the activated sensor. Other examples are possible.

Inventors:

MARCHENKO ANDRIY (UA)
SAVIN VOLODYMYR (UA)
TYMCHYSHYN VITALIJ (UA)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2016/011617

Publication Date:

May 04, 2017

Filing Date:

October 17, 2016

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

G06F3/01; G06F3/03

Foreign References:

US20140006830A1	2014-01-02
US20130050425A1	2013-02-28
KR20120026048A	2012-03-16
KR20140140014A	2014-12-08
KR20110010906A	2011-02-08

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