Systems and Methods for Detecting Human-Object Interactions

Number: 20170116446
Published: 2017-04-27
Filed: 2015-10-21
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: Sample; Alanson et al.
CPC: G06K7/10366; G06Q30/0251
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Detects interactions between a person and a physical object using RFID/contactless-chip sensing hardware.

Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for a user interaction with an object having a wireless tag with an antenna. An example system includes a memory storing a tag processing software, and a hardware processor executing the tag processing software to receive a signal from the wireless tag of the object via the antenna, the signal including a wireless tag identification (ID) uniquely identifying the wireless tag, identify the objectusing the wireless tag ID, extract one or more communication channel parameters from the signal, determine the user interaction with the object based on the one or more communication channel parameters extracted from the signal.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a diagram of an exemplary system for detecting human-object interactions, according to oneimplementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2a shows a diagram of an exemplary household object for use with the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2b shows a diagram of an exemplary toy for use with the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2c shows a diagram of an exemplary retail merchandise for use with the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3a shows a diagram of an exemplary motion tracking using the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3b shows a diagram of an exemplary motion tracking using the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3c shows a diagram of an exemplary swipe-touch tracking using the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3d shows a diagram of anexemplary cover-touch tracking using the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 shows a diagram of data collected for detecting human-object interactions using the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 shows a diagram of data collected for detecting human-object

Claims

1. A system for determining atype of a plurality of types of user interactions with an object having a wireless tag with an antenna, the plurality of types of user interactions including a first type and a second type, the system comprising: a memory storing a tag processing software; and a hardware processor executing the tag processing software to: receive a signal from the wireless tag of the object via the antenna, the signal including a wireless tag identification (ID)uniquely identifying the wireless tag; identify the object using the wireless tag ID; extract one or more communication channel parameters from the signal; and determine, based onanalyzing the one or more communication channel parameters extracted from the signal, that the type of a first user interaction with the object is the first type. 11. A method of determining a type of a plurality of types of user interactions with an object having a wireless tag with an antenna, the plurality of types of user interactions including a first type and a second type, the method using a system having a memory storing a tag processingsoftware and a processor executing the tag processing software, the method comprising: receiving, using the processor, a signal from a wireless tag of the object via the antenna, the signal including a wireless tag identification (ID) uniquely identifying the wireless tag; identifying, using the processor, the object using the wireless tag ID; extracting, using the processor, one or more communication channel parameters from the signal; and determining, using the processor, based on analyzing the one or more communication channel parameters extracted from the signal, that the type of a first user interaction with the object is the first type.