1.Overview of Major Technologies Used to Measure Objects in 3D
2.Pros & Cons of Major 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technologies
2.1 Structured Light Scanning
2.2 Time of Flight
2.3 Triangulation
3.Patent Mining of 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technologies
3.1 Patent Search Procedure
3.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
3.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
3.1.3 Data Selection
3.1.4 Data Analysis
3.2 Results of Patent Mining
3.2.1 Text Mining
3.2.2 Data Mining
3.2.3 Relative R&D Strength
3.3 Results of Patent Index Analysis
4.Tracking and Observing Highlights
4.1 Industry Aspect
4.2 Technology Aspect
4.3 Patent Aspect
Appendix

Overview of the major technologies used to measure objects in 3D, including structured light scanning, time of flight (TOF), and triangulation, with the pros and cons of each technology provided

A thorough patent analysis was done for 1,214 patents related to 3D gesture sensing control technologies, with their major sectors, fields, and technology identified and assignees' relative R&D strength determined

Tracking and observing highlights are provided from the perspectives of the industry, technology, and patent, giving vendors a more complete picture of the latest development and future direction of the 3D gesture sensing control industry

Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include:
3DV Systems, AMD, Apple, ARM, ASUS, Canesta, Ceva, Cognivue Corp, Eedoo, Etron, EyeSight, Flutter, Google, Honda Motor, Infineon, Intel, JDSU, Meas Imaging, Microsoft, Motorola, Movea, Nokia, Oblong Industries, Omek, Panasonic, Pixar Imaging, PMD, Pointgrab, PrimeSense, Qualcomm, Samsung, Softkinetic, Sony, Synaptics, Texas Instrument, USPTO

Figure 1  Types of 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technology
Figure 2  Principle of Structured Light Scanning
Figure 3  Xbox Kinect: a Commercial Application of Structured Light Scanning
Figure 4  Principle of Time-of-Flight Method
Figure 5  ZCam: a Commercial Application of Time-of-Flight Method
Figure 6  Principle of Triangulation Method
Figure 7  PlayStation 4 Eye Camera: a Commercial Application of Triangulation Method
Figure 8  Patent Search Flow for 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technologies
Figure 9  Correlation between Top 5 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technologies in terms of Patent Number
Figure 10  3D Gesture Sensing Control Patents by Sector Share
Figure 11  3D Gesture Sensing Control Patents by Field Share

Table 1  Comparison between 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technologies
Table 2  Key Technology Types Identified By Text Mining
Table 3  Top 15 Assignees in the Field of 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technologies
Table 4  Top 10 Patents Related to 3D Gesture Sensing Control
Table 5  Matrix Analysis of 10 Most Important Patents Related to 3D Gesture Sensing Control Technology
Table 6  Major Vendors in the Field of 3D Gesture Sensing Control