CN102238350A - System and method for controlling television channel switching remotely - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a system for controlling television channel switching remotely, which is applied to an electronic device connected with a television. The electronic device is also connected with a camera. The system for controlling television channel switching remotely comprises an image analyzing module, a signal converting module and a control module, wherein the image analyzing module is used for analyzing the scene image being shot by the camera in front of the television and including depth information of a shot object and is used for further analyzing the hand movements of a user when analyzing that the scene image includes the hand images of the user; the signal converting module is used for converting the analysis results of the hand movements of the user into remote control signals; and the control module is used for switching programs of the television according to the converted remote control signals or performing relevant control functions of the television corresponding to the remote control signals. The invention also provides a method for controlling television channel switching remotely. By implementing the invention, the user can switch television channels conveniently without using a real remote controller, thus the using flexibility of the television is improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of television channel and switch remote control system and method.
Background technology
Traditional TV remote controlling method only can provide the user to switch with the entity remote controller key or select television channel, yet the button of entity remote controller easily comes in contact situations such as bad because of long-term use, also may mix up or loses because of factors such as remote controller in the family too much or conveniently leave about.Secondly, the user also needs to be familiar with one by one each function button position of entity remote controller, can carry out actions such as television channel switching with remote controller.In addition, though the function that general entity remote controller is possessed is quite complete, but can't learn the position and the method for operation of all functions button mostly by heart because of the user, so on daily use habit, usually only use several specific basic function buttons, too much button also be easy to generate the mistake by situation, cause entity remote controller inconvenience in the use.
Summary of the invention
In view of above content, be necessary to provide a kind of television channel to switch remote control system, it can carry out the switching of television channel or carry out other correlation function to TV according to user's hand motion.
Also be necessary to provide a kind of television channel to switch remote control thereof, it can carry out the switching of television channel or carry out other correlation function to TV according to user's hand motion.
Described television channel switches remote control system, run on electronic installation that television set is connected in, this electronic installation also is connected with a video camera, this system comprises: the image analysing computer module, being used for that television set the place ahead that described video camera continue to be taken is comprised the three-dimensional hand-type sample data that the memory of the scene image of subject depth of view information and electronic installation preserves compares, and when in analyzing described scene image, comprising user's hand image, analyze user's hand motion according to the comparison result of scene image and three-dimensional hand-type sample data; The conversion of signals module is used for the analysis result to user's hand motion is converted to remote signal; Control module is used for the TV programme of television set is switched or being carried out the pairing relevant controlled function to this television set of this remote signal according to the remote signal after the conversion.
Described television channel switches remote control thereof, be applied to electronic installation that television set is connected in, this electronic installation also is connected with a video camera, the method comprising the steps of: (a1) television set starts, and is in the normal operation state; (a2) video camera continues the scene image that televising machine the place ahead comprises the subject depth of view information, and the scene image of taking is sent in the electronic installation; (a3) the three-dimensional hand-type sample data of preserving in the memory with the scene image taken and electronic installation is compared, judge the hand image that whether comprises the user in this scene image, if comprise user's hand image, then execution in step (a4), otherwise, return step (a2); (a4) analyze user's hand motion according to the comparison result of scene image and three-dimensional hand-type sample data; (a5) will be converted to remote signal to the analysis result of user's hand motion; (a6) according to the remote signal after the conversion TV programme of television set is switched or carried out the pairing relevant controlled function of this remote signal this television set.
Compared to prior art, described television channel switches remote control system and method, be converted to remote signal by user's hand motion that video camera is taken, and carry out the switching of television channel or carry out other relevant controlled function this television set according to this remote signal, strengthened the use elasticity of television set, convenient for users to use.
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Fig. 1 is the running environment Organization Chart that television channel of the present invention switches remote control system.
Fig. 2 is the annexation schematic diagram of electronic installation and television set and video camera in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the middle user's of television set the place ahead scene image that video camera is taken in a preferred embodiment of the present invention hand motion schematic diagram.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that television channel of the present invention switches the remote control thereof preferred embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the different hand motion schematic diagrames that remote-controlled television set carries out functions such as channel switching in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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As shown in Figure 1, be the running environment Organization Chart that television channel of the present invention switches remote control system.This television channel switches remote control system 20 and runs in the electronic installation 2 that is connected with television set 1, and this electronic installation 2 also connects a video camera 3 by the mode of wired connection.In an embodiment of the present invention, described television set 1 can be to be exclusively used in the general television set of watching TV programme, but also can be defined as received television signal and play other electronic equipment of TV programme, as computer.
Described video camera 3 can be a kind of time flight (Time of Flight, TOF) video camera, be used for continuing the interior scene image (user's hand motion digitized video for example shown in Figure 3) of televising machine 1 the place ahead scene image scope, and obtain the subject depth of view information in the scene image scope.The depth of view information of described subject is meant the range information on the Z coordinate direction (as the Z coordinate direction among Fig. 3) of subject each point and camera lens.
Described electronic installation 2 also comprises memory 21 and carries out the microprocessor 22 that described television channel switches remote control system 20.This electronic installation 2 can be the electronic installation that can receive various TV remote signals and according to remote signal television set 1 be controlled, as station selector or computer etc.In the present embodiment, if this electronic installation 2 is a kind of station selector, then described television channel switching remote control system 20 is stored in the described memory 21 with the form of software instruction or firmware, and can be performed by microprocessor 22.If this electronic installation 2 is a kind of computer, then described television channel switching remote control system 20 is installed in this operation system of computer with the form of application software, and perhaps the form with software instruction or firmware is stored in the described memory 21.Preserve a large amount of three-dimensional hand-type sample datas in the described memory 21, so that follow-up user's hand motion being converted to according to this three-dimensional hand-type sample data used the remote signal of controlled function such as television channel switches.This three-dimensional hand-type sample data can be taken user's hand motion in advance by described video camera 3 and be obtained.
With reference to shown in Figure 2, be the annexation schematic diagram of electronic installation and television set and video camera in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.Described video camera 3 can be mechanically anchored in described television set 1 directly over so that the scene image that television set 1 dead ahead is comprised the subject depth of view information is taken.This video camera 3 sends to described electronic installation 2 with the scene image of taking, switching 20 pairs of these scene images of remote control system by described television channel analyzes, when this television channel switching remote control system 20 analyzes the hand motion information that comprises the user in this scene image, with this user's the remote signal of hand motion information translation, with channel handoff functionality or pairing this television set 1 relevant controlled function of other this remote signal of carrying out this television set 1 for described television set 1 is controlled.
Described television channel switches remote control system 20 and comprises image analysing computer module 201, signal conversion module 202, control module 203 and mixed-media network modules mixed-media 204.Television channel of the present invention switches remote control system 20 and not only can the program channel of television set 1 be switched, also can directly from list of television programmes, consult the program menu that each channel is at that time play, and can click the TV programme of desiring to watch according to user's hand motion.Below in conjunction with Fig. 4 each module that this television channel switches in the remote control system 20 is described in detail.
As shown in Figure 4, be the flow chart that television channel of the present invention switches the remote control thereof preferred embodiment.
Step S01, television set 1 starts, and is in the normal operation state.
Step S02, video camera 3 continues the scene image that televising machine 1 the place ahead comprises the subject depth of view information, and the scene image of taking is sent in the electronic installation 2.
Step S03, image analysing computer module 201 is compared the three-dimensional hand-type sample data of preservation in the scene image taken and the memory 21, and in step S04, this image analysing computer module 201 is according to the comparing result of scene image and three-dimensional hand-type sample data, judge the hand image that whether comprises the user in this scene image, if comprise user's hand image, then execution in step S05, otherwise, return step S02.
Particularly, image analysing computer module 201 can be compared preserving three-dimensional hand-type sample in described scene image and the described memory 21 by aspect of model matching technique, if when finding to include with the same or analogous image of described three-dimensional hand-type sample in this scene image, then comprise user's hand image in this scene image of decidable.
Step S05, image analysing computer module 201 analyzes user's hand motion according to the comparison result of described scene image and described three-dimensional hand-type sample data, particularly, the three-dimensional hand-type sample data of preserving in described memory 21 can be divided into forefinger three-dimensional hand-type sample storehouse, the downward three-dimensional hand-type sample of forefinger storehouse, the three-dimensional hand-type sample of forefinger storehouse, forefinger three-dimensional hand-type sample storehouse and the thumb three-dimensional hand-type sample storehouse equal samples database that makes progress that makes progress left to the right.For example, when described comparison result is when comprising the hand image identical with three-dimensional hand-type sample in the three-dimensional hand-type sample of the described forefinger storehouse in the described scene image left, then decidable go out user's hand motion be forefinger left.
Step S06, signal conversion module 202 will be converted to remote signal to the analysis result of user's hand motion.For example, be forefinger (as the M3 among Fig. 5) left if analyze user's hand motion, the remote signal after the then corresponding conversion is the remote signal that television channel platform number retreats; If analyze user's hand motion is forefinger (as the M2 among Fig. 5) to the right, and the remote signal after the then corresponding conversion is the remote signal that television channel platform number advances; If analyze user's hand motion is forefinger upwards (as the M0 among Fig. 5), and the remote signal after the then corresponding conversion is for opening the list of television programmes menu; If analyze user's hand motion is forefinger (as the M1 among Fig. 5) downwards, and the remote signal after the then corresponding conversion is a closing television listing menu; If analyze user's hand motion is thumb upwards (as the M4 among Fig. 5), and the remote signal after the then corresponding conversion is the remote signal that option is confirmed in the list of television programmes menu etc.
Step S07, the remote signal of control module 203 after according to conversion switched the TV programme of television set 1 or carried out the pairing relevant controlled function to this television set 1 of this remote signal.
Except that the above step, described mixed-media network modules mixed-media 204 upgrades list of television programmes automatically by network, and the list of television programmes after will upgrading is stored in the described memory 21.In the present embodiment, when the user need open pointer and chooses list of television programmes menu function by hand motion, can upgrade list of television programmes by network automatically by mixed-media network modules mixed-media 204, and the list of television programmes after will upgrading is stored in the memory 21.Therefore, the user need not to surf the Net in addition or browses the newspaper inquiry TV programme play of each channel at that time, can be directly open the list of television programmes menu, from the list of television programmes menu, select the TV programme of desiring to watch in the pointer mode again by making the hand motion (shown in the M4 of Fig. 5) that thumb makes progress.
If television channel of the present invention switches remote control system and method when being applied to computer outside the general television set and watching TV programme, can be used the control that the present invention carries out video channel.Wherein, TV signal can be play via the screen that the electronic installation 2 that possesses functions such as network data reception, conversion of signals and storage and be connected with this computer is sent to computer, and collocation connects and to use a computer the video camera that carries or to be connected plug and play video camera on this computer, realizes the functions such as switching controls to TV programme.In addition, also described television channel can be switched remote control system 20 solidifies in operation system of computer with the form of software or firmware, come received television signal by the interior TV signal receiver that is built in this computer, screen by this computer is play TV programme, and the use a computer video camera that carries or be connected plug and play video camera on this computer of collocation, realize functions such as switching controls to TV programme.Also promptly, described computer is described electronic installation 2, thereby need not additionally to add other hardware facilities again, only needs to install described television channel switching remote control system 20 and can implement the present invention in computer.
Above embodiment is only unrestricted in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that, can make amendment or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and not break away from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.
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1. a television channel switches remote control system, run on electronic installation that television set is connected in, this electronic installation also is connected with a video camera, it is characterized in that, this system comprises:
The image analysing computer module, being used for that television set the place ahead that described video camera continue to be taken is comprised the three-dimensional hand-type sample data that the memory of the scene image of subject depth of view information and electronic installation preserves compares, and when in analyzing described scene image, comprising user's hand image, analyze user's hand motion according to the comparison result of scene image and three-dimensional hand-type sample data;
The conversion of signals module is used for the analysis result to user's hand motion is converted to remote signal; And
Control module is used for the TV programme of television set is switched or being carried out the pairing relevant controlled function to this television set of this remote signal according to the remote signal after the conversion.
2. television channel as claimed in claim 1 switches remote control system, it is characterized in that this system also comprises:
Mixed-media network modules mixed-media be used for upgrading automatically by network the list of television programmes of television set, and the list of television programmes after will upgrading is stored in the described memory.
3. television channel as claimed in claim 2 switches remote control system, it is characterized in that described remote signal comprises that the television channel platform is counted progress signal, the television channel platform is counted the signal that option is confirmed in backing signal, list of television programmes menu start signal, list of television programmes menu shutdown signal and the list of television programmes menu.
4. television channel as claimed in claim 1 switches remote control system, it is characterized in that described electronic installation is meant station selector or the computer that possesses storage and processing capacity.
5. a television channel switches remote control thereof, be applied to electronic installation that television set is connected in, this electronic installation also is connected with a video camera, it is characterized in that the method comprising the steps of:
(a1) television set starts, and is in the normal operation state;
(a2) video camera continues the scene image that televising machine the place ahead comprises the subject depth of view information, and the scene image of taking is sent in the electronic installation;
(a3) the three-dimensional hand-type sample data of preserving in the memory with the scene image taken and electronic installation is compared, judge the hand image that whether comprises the user in this scene image, if comprise user's hand image, then execution in step (a4), otherwise, return step (a2);
(a4) analyze user's hand motion according to the comparison result of scene image and three-dimensional hand-type sample data;
(a5) will be converted to remote signal to the analysis result of user's hand motion; And
(a6) according to the remote signal after the conversion TV programme of television set is switched or carried out the pairing relevant controlled function of this remote signal this television set.
6. television channel as claimed in claim 5 switches remote control thereof, it is characterized in that this method also comprises step:
Automatically upgrade the list of television programmes of television set by network, and the list of television programmes after will upgrading is stored in the described memory.
7. television channel as claimed in claim 6 switches remote control thereof, it is characterized in that described remote signal comprises that the television channel platform is counted progress signal, the television channel platform is counted the signal that option is confirmed in backing signal, list of television programmes menu start signal, list of television programmes menu shutdown signal and the list of television programmes menu.
8. television channel as claimed in claim 5 switches remote control thereof, it is characterized in that described electronic installation is meant station selector or the computer that possesses storage and processing capacity.
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