{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9645641","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9645641","title":"Reflection-based control activation","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2014-08-01T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-05-09T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06V","G06V","G06V","G06V","G06F"],"num_claims":18,"abstract":"An electronic device detects an object in a field of view of a camera and determines a position of a reflection of the object in a reflective surface of the electronic device as viewed from a defined observation point. When the electronic device detects selection input from a user, a control of the electronic device is activated based on an alignment between a location on a reflective surface of the electronic device and the reflection of the object on the reflective surface."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Reflection-based control activation","description":"An electronic device detects an object in a field of view of a camera and determines a position of a reflection of the object in a reflective surface of the electronic device as viewed from a defined ","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9645641","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9645641","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Reflection-based control activation\" (US-9645641). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9645641","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9645641","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9645641","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T10:12:05.622Z"}