Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100107127 | Apparatus and method for manipulating virtual object - Disclosed is a virtual object manipulating apparatus and method. The virtual object manipulating apparatus connects a virtual object in a 3D virtual world with a virtual object manipulating apparatus, senses a grab signal from a user, and determines a grab type of the virtual object based on the sensed grab signal and the connection between the virtual object and the virtual object manipulating apparatus. | 04-29-2010 |
20100127979 | Input device - Provided is an input device that may sense a touch and a motion, generate a sensing signal with respect to the sensed touch and motion, generate an input signal based on the sensing signal, and transmit the input signal to a display device. The display device may control an object displayed on the display device based on the input signal. | 05-27-2010 |
20100141611 | Input device and input method - Provided is an input device that may sense a first contact occurring along a planar coordinate axis among three-dimensional (3D) spatial coordinate axes to generate first contact information, to sense a second contact occurring along a vertical coordinate axis among the 3D spatial coordinate axes to generate second contact information, to analyze contact information including at least one of the first contact information and the second contact information to generate an input signal to control a predetermined display device, and to transmit the generated input signal to the display device. The display device may control an object that is displayed on the display device, based on the input signal. | 06-10-2010 |
20100238137 | Multi-telepointer, virtual object display device, and virtual object control method - A virtual object control method is provided. The virtual object control method includes selecting a gesture to control a virtual object on the basis of motion information of a virtual object control unit. The gesture is related to a user's action to operate the virtual object control unit, and appropriately selected so that a user can intuitively and remotely control the virtual object. Selection criteria may be varied depending on the motion information including at least one of a pointing position, the number of pointed to points, a moving type for the virtual object control unit, and a moving position for the virtual object control unit acquired based on the position information. | 09-23-2010 |
20100259493 | Apparatus and method recognizing touch gesture - Disclosed are a touch gesture recognition apparatus and method that can be, or applied to, both a single-touch system and a multi-touch system. The touch gesture recognition method recognizes touch gestures using the diagonal-line length of a bounding box created based on touch location information and variations in the diagonal-line length. After a gesture is recognized, the recognized gesture is mapped to an input event of a user input device and feedback according to the input event is provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20110071789 | Real-time motion recognition system and method - A system and method that may sense and recognize a motion of a user is provided. The system and method may recognize a variety of motions of the user based on sensing data received from a remote controller. | 03-24-2011 |
20110109577 | Method and apparatus with proximity touch detection - An apparatus detecting a proximity touch efficiently identifies a gesture which a user uses in the user's daily life and performs an operation corresponding to the gesture. The apparatus detects a proximity touch of an object and generates a detection signal. The apparatus generates detection information including three-dimensional positional information about the object using the detection signal and generates tracking information by tracking the detection information. The apparatus identifies a gesture corresponding to the tracking information by retrieving the gesture from a storage unit and executes an operation corresponding to the gesture. | 05-12-2011 |
20110241908 | System and method for processing sensory effect - A sensory effect processing system and method are disclosed. Sensory effects contained in contents may be embodied in a real world, by generating command information for controlling a sensory device based on sensory effect information and sensory device capability information. In addition, data transmission rate may be increased by encoding metadata into binary metadata, encoding metadata into extensible mark-up language (XML) metadata, or encoding metadata into XML metadata and further encoding the XML metadata into binary metadata. Also, a bandwidth may be reduced. | 10-06-2011 |
20110254670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIRTUAL WORLD - In an apparatus and method for processing a virtual world, haptic information regarding a virtual object in the virtual world, the haptic information corresponding to sensed information, is extracted and transmitted to a haptic feedback device. Accordingly, interaction between a real world and the virtual world is achieved. The processing speed of the haptic information with respect to the virtual object may be increased by varying data structures according to types of the virtual object. | 10-20-2011 |
20120062248 | TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING APPROACH - A touch sensing apparatus includes an approach sensing electrode unit including a plurality of first approach sensing electrode arrays disposed on a substrate and a plurality of second approach sensing arrays disposed adjacent to the first approach sensing electrode arrays, a voltage supply unit to supply a voltage to any of the first approach sensing electrode arrays and the second approach sensing electrode arrays, a signal generation unit to generate an approach sensing signal by detecting a variation of capacitance generated between the first approach sensing electrode arrays and the second approach sensing electrode arrays, the variation of capacitance occurring in a 3-dimensional (3D) approach sensing region, and an information generation unit to generate contact information corresponding to the approach sensing signal generated by the signal generation unit. | 03-15-2012 |
20120133585 | Apparatus and method for controlling object - An apparatus and method for controlling an object are provided. Motions of fingers present in a 3-dimensional (3D) sensing area are detected, and a pointer or an object being displayed is controlled corresponding to the detected motions. Therefore, input of a control signal may be achieved without a direct touch on a display device such as a terminal, thereby preventing leaving marks on a screen of the display. In addition, since the motions of fingers are detected within the 3D sensing area, not on a 2-dimensional (2D) plane, more types of input motions may be used. | 05-31-2012 |
20120139834 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OBJECTS - An apparatus and method for controlling an object are provided. The object control apparatus includes a detection module to detect deformation of a flexible display device, a storage module to store a first table including feature information regarding deformation of the flexible display device, and pattern information regarding deformation patterns of the flexible display device, the pattern information matching the feature information, and a control module to generate the feature information from deformation information regarding the detected deformation, to extract the pattern information corresponding to the generated feature information from the first table, and control at least one of a pointer and an object based on the extracted pattern information. | 06-07-2012 |
20120235899 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT - An apparatus, system, and method for controlling a virtual object. The virtual object is controlled by detecting a hand motion of a user and generating an event corresponding to the hand motion. Accordingly, the user may control the virtual object displayed on a 3-dimensional graphic user interface (3D GUI) more intuitively and efficiently. | 09-20-2012 |
20130016124 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VIRTUAL WORLD - An apparatus and method for processing a virtual world. The apparatus for controlling a facial expression of an avatar in a virtual world using a facial expression of a user in a real world may include a receiving unit to receive sensed information that is sensed by an intelligent camera, the sensed information relating to a facial expression basis of the user, and a processing unit to generate facial expression data of the user for controlling the facial expression of the avatar, using initialization information representing a parameter for initializing the facial expression basis of the user, a 2-dimensional/3-dimensional (2D/3D) model defining a coding method for a face object of the avatar, and the sensed information. | 01-17-2013 |
20130069861 | INTERFACE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING FORCE - An interface controlling apparatus and method using a force may generate content control information by analyzing force input information received from at least one force sensor, and may control content based on the content control information. | 03-21-2013 |
20130088341 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR 3 DEGREE OF FREEDOM (3DOF) TACTILE FEEDBACK - A 3 degree of freedom (3DOF) tactile feedback apparatus and method are provided. The 3DOF tactile feedback apparatus may include a movable unit that may move in at least one direction to be in contact with human skin, and an actuator to move the movable unit based on an input signal. | 04-11-2013 |
20130211418 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TACTILE FEEDBACK - An apparatus and method for a tactile feedback are provided. The tactile feedback apparatus may include a position measurement unit to measure a position of a mechanical link, and a tactile feedback unit to transmit a tactile sensation based on at least one of a position of the mechanical link and a rotation angle of the mechanical link. | 08-15-2013 |
20130278633 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AUGMENTED REALITY SCENE - A method and system for generating an augmented reality (AR) scene may include obtaining real world information including multimedia information and sensor information associated with a real world, loading an AR locator representing a scheme for mixing the real world information and at least one virtual object content and the real world information onto an AR container, obtaining the at least one virtual object content corresponding to the real world information using the AR locator from a local storage or an AR contents server, and visualizing AR information by mixing the real world information and the at least one virtual object content based on the AR locator. | 10-24-2013 |
20140002249 | THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) TACTILE FEEDBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140002355 | INTERFACE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING FORCE | 01-02-2014 |
20140002390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER INPUT | 01-02-2014 |
20140007700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TACTILE SENSATION - An apparatus and method for measuring a tactile sensation is provided. The tactile sensation measuring apparatus may include a plurality of pressure measuring units, each to measure a magnitude of an external pressure applied, using a variable resistance material of which a resistance changes when an external pressure is applied, and a tactile sensation measuring unit to measure a three-dimensional (3D) tactile sensation corresponding to the external pressure, based on a position of each of the plurality of pressure measuring units, and the magnitude of the external pressure measured by each of the plurality of pressure measuring units. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012286 | SURGICAL TOOL, SURGICAL ROBOT HAVING THE SAME, AND REMOTE CONTROL ROBOT SYSTEM - A remote control robot system includes a surgical robot having a surgical tool which is used to perform minimally invasive surgery. The surgical tool includes a detection member having a plurality of detection parts, a support member, and an optical fiber disposed between the detection member and support member. A magnitude of force and a distribution of the force may be measured by individually disposing a plurality of optical fiber bragg gratings (FBGs) below the plurality of detection parts, respectively. Accordingly, the surgical robot or the remote control robot system may provide a more precise control function and a hand-touch diagnosis function. | 01-09-2014 |
20140015931 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIRTUAL WORLD - A virtual world processing apparatus and method are provided. Sensed information related to an image taken in a real world is transmitted to a virtual world using image sensor capability information, which is information on a capability of an image sensor. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018820 | PALPATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING ROBOT - A palpation apparatus and method using a robot may include a motion controller to control a motion of the robot based on an input of a user, and a force measuring unit to measure a magnitude of a reaction force of an object in contact with the robot based on the motion, through a sensor attached to the robot. | 01-16-2014 |
20140067123 | FORCE SENSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD OF FORCE SENSING APPARATUS - A force sensing apparatus and an operating method of the force sensing apparatus may obtain and provide information about a force applied to an object, thereby enabling control of a force to be applied to manipulate the object. | 03-06-2014 |
20140071506 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE - A holographic object processing apparatus and method are provided. The holographic object processing apparatus may include a display device to output a holographic object, a database (DB) to store change information of the holographic object according to a distance between a control object and the holographic object, a distance measurement sensor to measure the distance between the control object and the holographic object, and a processing unit to extract change information corresponding to the measured distance from the DB and change the holographic object based on the extracted change information. The display device may output the changed holographic object. | 03-13-2014 |
20140101604 | INTERFACING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE EXPLOITING MULTI-MODALITY - An interfacing device for providing a user interface (UI) exploiting a multi-modality may recognize at least two modality inputs for controlling a scene, and generate scene control information based on the at least two modality inputs. | 04-10-2014 |
20140118248 | REAL-TIME MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method that may sense and recognize a motion of a user is provided. The system and method may recognize a variety of motions of the user based on sensing data received from a remote controller. | 05-01-2014 |
20140240248 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING PROXIMITY MOTION USING SENSORS - An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors may include a first sensor to sense a first input region, a second sensor to sense a second input region distinct from the first input region, and an information transfer controller to transfer information related to a transition, between the first sensor and the second sensor. | 08-28-2014 |
20140253304 | TACTILE SENSATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a tactile output unit configured to contact a part of a human body; a connection unit including a wire connected to the tactile output unit and made of a flexible and elastic material, and a tube enclosing the wire; and a driving unit to supply a driving force to the connection unit. | 09-11-2014 |
20140340343 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING PROXIMITY MOTION USING SENSORS - An interfacing apparatus may sense an input object and move at least one interface object displayed on a display toward the sensed input object. | 11-20-2014 |
20140363047 | ESTIMATOR TRAINING METHOD AND POSE ESTIMATING METHOD USING DEPTH IMAGE - An estimator training method and a pose estimating method using a depth image are disclosed, in which the estimator training method may train an estimator configured to estimate a pose of an object, based on an association between synthetic data and real data, and the pose estimating method may estimate the pose of the object using the trained estimator. | 12-11-2014 |
20140363076 | ESTIMATOR TRAINING METHOD AND POSE ESTIMATING METHOD USING DEPTH IMAGE - An estimator training method and a pose estimating method using a depth image are disclosed, in which the estimator training method may train an estimator configured to estimate a pose of an object, based on an association between synthetic data and real data, and the pose estimating method may estimate the pose of the object using the trained estimator. | 12-11-2014 |
20150022441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INTERFACING REGION IN DEPTH IMAGE - An apparatus for detecting an interfacing region in a depth image detects the interfacing region based on a depth of a first region and a depth of a second region which is an external region of the first region in a depth image. | 01-22-2015 |
20150055308 | VARIABLE STIFFNESS FILM, VARIABLE STIFFNESS FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE VARIABLE STIFFNESS FILM - A variable stiffness film, a variable stiffness flexible display, and a manufacturing method thereof may include a lower electrode, a variable fluid, and an upper electrode. A polymer layer may be formed on the lower electrode, and a variable fluid receiving portion is patterned on the polymer layer. A variable stiffness layer is formed by putting a variable fluid in the variable fluid receiving portion. The upper electrode is formed on the variable fluid layer. | 02-26-2015 |