Patent ID: 9678713
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: detecting, by a processing system comprising a processor, a plurality of potential sources for controlling a media center according to image data provided by a plurality of image sensors, wherein the detecting comprises steering, by the system, the plurality of image sensors; obtaining, by the processing system, directional information associated with the plurality of potential sources according to the image data provided by the plurality of image sensors; steering, by the processing system, a microphone array towards one of the plurality of potential sources according to the directional information to detect speech signals generated by the plurality of potential sources; detecting, by the processing system, a gesture of a first source of the plurality of potential sources based on images detected by the plurality of image sensors, wherein the gesture is associated with a first command for controlling the media center; determining, by processing the system, a characteristic of the gesture that is detected; determining, by processing the system, a quality of performance for the first command for controlling the media center according to the characteristic of the gesture that is determined; determining, by the processing system, a conflict between the first command and a second command of a second source of the plurality of potential sources; presenting, by the processing system, a notification indicating the conflict and requesting a resolution to the conflict; determining, by the processing system, if a response to the notification indicates the resolution is to perform the first command; modifying the first command to a modified command according to the quality of performance to reflect the characteristic of the gesture; and processing, by the processing system, the modified command to control the media center responsive to determining the response indicates the resolution is to perform the first command.