A 3-D imaging system for recognition and interpretation of gestures to
control a computer. The system includes a 3-D imaging system that
performs gesture recognition and interpretation based on a previous
mapping of a plurality of hand poses and orientations to user commands
for a given user. When the user is identified to the system, the imaging
system images gestures presented by the user, performs a lookup for the
user command associated with the captured image(s), and executes the user
command(s) to effect control of the computer, programs, and connected
devices.