Patent ID: 7821541
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A video processor for recognizing gestures, comprising: a video camera for capturing photographs of a region within the camera's field of view, in real-time; an image processor coupled with said video camera for detecting a plurality of hand gestures from the photographs captured by said video camera; and a controller coupled with said image processor, wherein said controller can be in a dormant mode or an active mode, and wherein said controller transitions from dormant mode to active mode when said image processor detects a progression of two states within the captured photographs, the two states being (i) a closed fist and (ii) an open hand, wherein said controller issues a command to an electronic device based on the hand gestures detected by said image processor only when said controller is in active mode, and wherein said controller transitions back to the dormant mode after issuing a command.