Patent ID: 9204077
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a display device based on recognizing a hand gesture of a user, the method comprising: capturing, by a camera included at the display device, an image of the user; recognizing a first hand gesture of the user using the captured image of the user; displaying, on a screen, a pointer according to the recognized first hand gesture, wherein the pointer is moved in a direction that the first hand gesture is moved; recognizing a second hand gesture of the user using the captured image of the user; and displaying, on the screen, a plurality of icons around the pointer according to the recognized second hand gesture, wherein the plurality of icons respectively represent a function of the display device, recognizing a movement of the second hand gesture to move the pointer to an icon from among the plurality of icons displayed on the screen; controlling the pointer to move the pointer to the icon according to the recognized movement of the second hand gesture; recognizing a third hand gesture of the user to select the icon; executing the function of the display device corresponding to the selected icon according to the recognized third hand gesture; after executing the function of the display device, recognizing a fourth hand gesture of the user; and displaying a plurality of thumbnail images that respectively represent a previous screen of the display device according to the recognized fourth hand gesture, the previous screen being a screen of the display device prior to the executing of the function.