Somatosensory control technology extends to smart TVs

A few days ago, Hillcrest Labs of the United States introduced Freespace somatosensory control technology and extended it to smart TVs. Through somatosensory control technology, the user can move the mouse on the TV screen by simply moving the remote control in the air, and control the TV interface by clicking, the operation method is exactly the same as that of the computer, the smart phone and the tablet, which also makes the smart phone and the tablet. The "demarcation line" between computers and TVs is becoming more and more blurred, users can get a flat-panel interactive experience on TV, and change the TV's remote control usage habits and functions.

It is reported that the licensing fee for this technology is RMB 12-13 per TV. The company also plans to negotiate with set-top box manufacturers to apply this somatosensory technology to more television sets.

"Mouse plus remote control" operation upgrade

"Remote TV should be easy to use, which is related to the user's first impression of smart TV." Richard Luxun, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Hillcrest Labs, confessed that China's smart TV penetration rate is high but the activation rate is low. One of the reasons is that remote TV is too complicated.

Lu Xun told reporters that the Android system was developed for touch screens, but TVs cannot touch the screen with their hands. This leads to the challenge of interaction and the need to remake TV remote controls. Freespace somatosensory control technology has achieved a flat-panel interactive experience on TV through the principle of motion control. "This is very similar to the interaction on the touch screen. For example, search, click selection, swiping, two-finger zooming, etc. in a large amount of data. Smart TVs have reached the ultimate in viewing experience."

It is reported that in the past few years in the field of smart television brainwave manipulation, eye control and other new television control technology, voice control technology is also very popular some time ago. Hillcrest Labs' Freemotion somatosensory control technology is analogized to the "mouse plus remote control" setting function.

Improve game experience
It is reported that the somatosensory technology of Hillcrest Labs has been approved by many OEM manufacturers in China. A few days ago, the company signed a new agreement with TCL Multimedia and continued to provide patented Freespace technology for TCL's networked smart TVs. In addition, companies such as Atmel, Eastman Kodak, and Intel have all obtained licenses or are using Hillcrest Labs somatosensory control technology.

Hong Quanzhang, director of development at Hillcrest Labs, said that China’s smart TV market is growing faster than overseas, and everyone’s demand for smart gaming experience is higher than in other countries. "The Freespace motion control technology has a high-performance sensor, and the software can accurately understand the data sent from the sensor. The remote controller armed with this technology can avoid the impact of some natural hand jitter on the stability of the cursor and fully protect the user. The gaming experience on smart TVs, said Hong Quanzhang.