Gesture recognition apparatus, vehicle having the same and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016091978-A1
Application number	US-201414563526-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 8, 2014
Priority date	Sep 25, 2014
Publication date	Mar 31, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle includes a collector for collecting information about a subject, comprising a first detector for detecting movement of the collector; and a gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture based on the information on the subject. The gesture recognition apparatus includes a storage unit for storing an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the gesture information; and a controller for correcting the recognized gesture information based on information on the movement of the collector, and determining an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the corrected gesture information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle comprising:
a collector for collecting information about a subject; a first detector for detecting movement of the collector; a second detector for detecting movement of the vehicle; and a gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture based on the information on the subject, wherein the gesture recognition apparatus comprises: a storage unit for storing an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the gesture information; and a controller for correcting the recognized gesture information based on information on the movement of the vehicle and information on the movement of the collector, and determining an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the corrected gesture information.

2 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to
obtain information about a form of the gesture in correcting the gesture information.

3 . The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the gesture recognition apparatus further comprises a communication unit for receiving traveling information of the vehicle, and
wherein the controller is configured to obtain information on movement of the vehicle based on the traveling information, make an additional correction to the corrected gesture information based on the information on the movement of the vehicle, and determine an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the additionally corrected gesture information.

4 . The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the traveling information of the vehicle comprises information on a wheel speed of the vehicle and information on an actual speed of the vehicle.

5 . The vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising: a second detector for detecting the movement of the vehicle,
wherein the gesture recognition apparatus further comprises a communication unit for receiving the information on the movement of the vehicle, and wherein the controller is configured to make an additional correction to the corrected gesture information based on the information on the movement of the vehicle, and determine an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the additionally corrected gesture information.

6 . The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the second detector comprises
at least one of an acceleration sensor, a yaw rate sensor, a gyro sensor, and a wheel speed sensor.

7 . A gesture recognition apparatus comprising:
a collector for collecting information on a subject; a detector for detecting movement of the collector; a storage unit for storing an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the gesture information; and a controller for obtaining gesture information based on the information on the subject, correcting the gesture information based on the information about the movement of the collector, and determining an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the corrected gesture information; and an output unit for outputting the operating instruction to the electronic device.

8 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the collector comprises an image collector for collecting an image of the subject for gesture recognition.

9 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the collector comprises an optical sensor for receiving light reflected from the subject.

10 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to obtain information on a form of the gesture in correcting the gesture information.

11 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:
a communication unit for receiving traveling information of a vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to obtain information on movement of the vehicle based on the traveling information, and make an additional correction to the corrected gesture information based on the information on the movement of the vehicle.

12 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising: a communication unit for receiving information about movement of a vehicle,
wherein the controller is configured to make an additional correction to the corrected gesture information based on the information about the movement of the vehicle.

13 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the collector and the detector are integrated into a unit.

14 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the information of movement of a vehicle comprises at least one of acceleration information, yaw rate information, angular speed information, wheel speed information, and actual speed information of the vehicle.

15 . A method for controlling a gesture recognition apparatus included in a vehicle, the method comprising:
collecting information on a subject within the vehicle by means of a collector; obtaining a gesture of the subject; detecting movement of the collector in collecting the information on the subject; correcting information on the gesture based on the information on the movement of the collector; determining an operating instruction for an electronic device which corresponds to the corrected gesture information; and outputting the operating instruction to the electronic device.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein correcting information on the gesture based on the information on the movement of the collector comprises
receiving traveling information of the vehicle; obtaining information on movement of the vehicle based on the traveling information; and making an additional correction to the corrected gesture information based on the information on the movement of the vehicle.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein correcting information about the gesture based on the information on the movement of the collector comprises
receiving information on movement of the vehicle; and making an additional correction to the corrected gesture information based on the information on the movement of the vehicle.

18 . The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the information of movement of a vehicle comprises at least one of acceleration information, yaw rate information, angular speed information, wheel speed information, and actual speed information of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Hyungsoon

Classifications

• B60K35/80

  Arrangements for controlling instruments · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• G06V20/59

  inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions · CPC title

• G06V40/28

  Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language (static hand signs G06V40/113) · CPC title