US 8,194,924 C1 (13,252nd)
Camera based sensing in handheld, mobile, gaming, or other devices
Timothy R. Pryor, Sylvania, OH (US)
Filed by Timothy R. Pryor, Sylvania, OH (US)
Assigned to GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/014,902, Nov. 11, 2021.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,194,924, issued Jun. 5, 2012, Appl. No. 13/051,698, Mar. 18, 2011.
Application 90/014,902 is a continuation of application No. 12/834,281, filed on Jul. 12, 2010, granted, now 7,933,431.
Application 12/834,281 is a continuation of application No. 11/980,710, filed on Oct. 31, 2007, granted, now 7,756,297.
Application 11/980,710 is a continuation of application No. 10/893,534, filed on Jul. 19, 2004, granted, now 7,401,783.
Application 10/893,534 is a continuation of application No. 09/612,225, filed on Jul. 7, 2000, granted, now 6,766,036.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/142,777, filed on Jul. 8, 1999.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on May 12, 2026.
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2022.01); A63F 3/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/803 (2014.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01)
CPC G06F 3/017 (2013.01) [A63F 3/00643 (2013.01); A63F 13/803 (2014.09); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/0325 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); A63F 2009/2435 (2013.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 2300/1093 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6045 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8023 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-14 are cancelled.
1. A handheld device comprising:
a housing;
a computer within the housing;
a first camera oriented to view a user of the handheld device and having a first camera output; and
a second camera oriented to view an object other than the user of the device and having a second camera output, wherein the first and second cameras include non-overlapping fields of view, and wherein the computer is adapted to perform a control function of the handheld device based on at least one of the first camera output and the second camera output.