{
  "patent_number": "US 9317130",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "System for Controlling a Computer Using Hand Images",
  "original_title": "Visual feedback by identifying anatomical features of a hand",
  "summary": "This 2016 patent describes a system that uses a camera under a transparent surface to track a user's hand and display corresponding cursors on a screen, allowing hand gestures to control a computer interface.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent details a system that lets you control a computer with your hand. It uses a transparent surface, like a special pad, with a camera underneath. When you place your hand near or on this surface, the camera captures an image of your hand. A processor then identifies specific parts of your hand, like your fingertips or knuckles, and figures out their exact position relative to the surface. These positions are then translated into cursor movements on your computer screen, allowing you to interact with windows and other interface elements. For example, if you move your index finger, a cursor representing that finger moves on the screen in sync with your hand's movement.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Systems that do not use a transparent input surface to capture the hand image.",
    "Methods that do not identify specific anatomical features of the hand.",
    "Systems where the hand image is not captured through the input element.",
    "Interfaces that do not display cursors corresponding to identified hand features.",
    "Systems that do not provide visual feedback on a display."
  ],
  "filed": "2012-06-18",
  "granted": "2016-04-19",
  "expires": "2032-06-18",
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Rafal Jan Krepec",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/rafal-jan-krepec"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 3,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "semiconductors"
  ],
  "abstract": "A method ( 62 ) for providing visual feedback to a user having a hand ( 14 ) and operating a graphical user interface ( 28 ) on a display ( 24 ) using an input device ( 10 ). The input device ( 10 ) includes an image sensor ( 46 ) and an input element ( 40 ) defining an input surface ( 42 ), the input element ( 40 ) being at least partially transparent. The method ( 62 ) includes: with the hand ( 14 ) substantially adjacent to the input element ( 40 ), acquiring a hand image of the hand ( 14 ) through the input element ( 40 ) using the image sensor ( 46 ); identifying predetermined anatomical features ( 13 ) in the hand image and associate with each a corresponding feature location indicative of a position of the predetermined anatomical features ( 13 ) relative to the input surface ( 40 ); and displaying cursors ( 34, 61 ) in a window ( 30 ) of the graphical user interface ( 28 ) at positions relative to the window ( 30 ) that correspond to the feature locations relative to the input surface ( 40 ).",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9317130/visual-feedback-by-identifying-anatomical-features-of-a-hand",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9317130/visual-feedback-by-identifying-anatomical-features-of-a-hand/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US9317130",
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