ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF

• Main Authors: CHOI, SOON GIL, KIM, JUNG KIL, LEE, SUNG GYE, HEO, SEONG CHEOL, GONG, YONG TAEK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 04.07.2013
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

PURPOSE: An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided to easily hand over the control on the gestures to the other users. CONSTITUTION: A system obtains a user image (S100) and a specific gesture for obtaining the control (S110). The system presents an item corresponding to a group of controller candidates, who correspond to the obtained gesture (S120) and obtains the gesture of the controller (S130). In response to the controller's gesture, the system changes the display status of a second item and displays the second item (S140), and selects one of the first items according to the changed status of the second item (S150). Finally, the gesture control of the controller candidate who corresponds to the first item selected by a user is transferred. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S100) Obtain multiple user images; (S110) Obtain several gestures to have control on a device; (S120) Display a group of first items corresponding to a certain gesture; (S130) Obtain the gesture of the current controller; (S140) Display a second item and change the displayed status; (S150) Select one of the first items according to the displayed status of the second item; (S160) Hand the control over to a candidate controller corresponding to the selected item