Abstract: System and method for adaptive content summarization is disclosed. In one embodiment, a summary size of content is computed based on a usability cost function and an information loss function. Further, a summary of the content is extracted based on the summary size. Furthermore, the extracted summary is displayed on a display device.

Abstract: A computing device processes media content. A portion of a sensory area on the computing device is detected as being covered by an object. The media content is output by the computing device based at least in part on the portion of the sensory area that has been detected as being covered by the object.

Abstract: Presented is method and system for processing a gesture performed by a user of an input device. The method comprises detecting the gesture and determining a distance of the input device from a predetermined location. A user command is then determined based on the detected gesture and the determined distance.

Abstract: A system and method for a point, select and transfer hand gesture based user interface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a depth image of a hand gesture is captured using an in-front camera substantially on a frame by frame basis within a predefined interaction volume. Also, a nearest point of the hand gesture to a display screen of a display device is found using a substantially nearest depth value in the captured depth image for each frame. Further, an image-to-screen mapping of the captured depth image and the found nearest point to the display screen is performed upon validating the found nearest point as associated with the hand for each frame. Moreover, one of select options displayed on the display screen is pointed and selected when the substantially nearest depth value is within one or more predetermined threshold ranges, and based on the outcome of the image-to-screen mapping.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamically displaying structurally dissimilar thumbnail images generated from multiple pages of an electronic document based on a display size of a display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more candidate images are selected based on a generated metric for dissimilarity for each one of multiple images associated with multiple pages of an electronic document, where the metric for dissimilarity for each one of the multiple images is generated by comparing each image of the multiple images with substantially previous images of the multiple images. Then, the selected one or more candidate images are dynamically displayed as structurally dissimilar thumbnail images based on a display size of a display device.

Abstract: Presented is apparatus for capturing user input by pointing at a surface using pointing means. The apparatus comprises: a range camera for producing a depth-image of the pointing means; and a processor. The processor is adapted to determine from the depth-image the position and orientation of a pointing axis of the pointing means; extrapolate from the position and orientation the point of intersection of the axis with the surface; and control an operation based on the location of the point of intersection.

Abstract: An image processing method comprises analysing an image of a portion of text, and detecting the inter-line spacing and the inter-word spacing across the area of the image. Based on the inter-line and inter-word spacings, a quadrilateral shape is derived which represents the deformation of the text image from an undistorted image. The image is modified to perform perspective correction based on the derived quadrilateral.