Touch-free gesture recognition system and method

Abstract

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for interacting with a 3D virtual image containing activatable objects. The system of the invention includes a 3D display device that presents to a user a 3D image, an image sensor and a processor. The processor analyzes images obtained by the image sensor to determine when the user has placed an activating object such as a hand or a finger, or has performed a gesture related to an activatable object, in the 3D space, at the location where the user perceives an activatable object to be located. The user thus perceives that he is “touching’ the activatable object with the activating object.

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         58 . A touch-free gesture recognition system, comprising:
 at least one processor configured to:
 display a virtual 3D image that includes at least one activatable object, the activatable object having at least two distinct sides, wherein a first distinct side is associated with a first action and a second distinct side is associated with a second action; 
 receive, from at least one image sensor, at least one image including a depiction of an activating object associated with a user; 
 correlate a location of the activating object with one of the first and second distinct sides; and 
 implement the first action when the location of the activating object correlates to the first distinct side and implement the second action when the location of the activating object correlates to the second distinct side.