1. An animal treat method comprising:
placing at least one animal treat into an interior compartment of a container, said containing having an opening through which the at least one animal treat can be dispensed;
inserting a first interlocking closure member at least partially within the interior compartment and extending through said opening to an exterior of said container; and
removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member and over said opening, such that dispensing of animal treats from said interior compartment via said opening is impeded, wherein removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member comprises removably securing an edible second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein inserting a first interlocking closure member at least partially within the interior compartment and extending through said opening to an exterior of said container comprises inserting an edible first interlocking closure member at least partially within the interior compartment and extending through said opening to an exterior of said container.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the first interlocking closure member has at least one first thread;
said second interlocking closure member has at least one second thread; and
said step of removably securing comprises removably securing the second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member by engaging said at least one first thread of the first interlocking closure member with said at least one second thread of said second interlocking closure member.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein:
the second interlocking closure member defines a through hole including said at least one second thread; and
said step of removably securing comprises engaging said at least one first thread of the first interlocking closure member with said at least one second thread of said second interlocking closure member in said through hole.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member comprises removably securing a dome shaped second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said first interlocking closure member comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and
removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member comprises removably securing the second interlocking closure member toward the proximal end and removably securing another second interlocking closure member toward the distal end.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said opening is a first opening;
said container has a second opening that communicates with said interior compartment;
said inserting comprises inserting the first interlocking closure member so that the distal end of the first interlocking closure member extends through said second opening to an exterior of said container.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said removably securing comprises removably securing said second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member on a portion of said first interlocking closure member disposed within said interior compartment.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said container has an exterior surface defining a recess at said opening and a lip at least partially surrounding said opening; and
said method further comprises at least partially retaining said second interlocking closure member within said recess by said lip.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising impeding dispensing of animal treats from the container by at least one flap limiting a size of said opening.
11. An animal treat method comprising: placing at least one animal treat into an interior compartment of a container, said containing having an opening through which the at least one animal treat can be dispensed;
inserting a first interlocking closure member at least partially within the interior compartment and extending through said opening to an exterior of said container; and
removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member and over said opening, such that dispensing of animal treats from said interior compartment via said opening is impeded
wherein:
said first interlocking closure member has an elongate body having distal and proximal ends and a long axis extending therebetween;
said first interlocking closure member has a large diameter and a smaller diameter both orthogonal to the long axis of said elongate body; and
said step of removably securing comprises removably securing said second interlocking closure member at one of a set including said distal and proximal ends.
12. An animal treat method comprising:
placing at least one animal treat into an interior compartment of a container, said containing having an opening through which the at least one animal treat can be dispensed;
inserting an edible first interlocking closure member at least partially within the interior compartment and extending through said opening to an exterior of said container; and
removably securing an edible second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member and over said opening, such that dispensing of animal treats from said interior compartment via said opening is impeded.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein:
the first interlocking closure member has at least one first thread;
said second interlocking closure member has at least one second thread; and
said step of removably securing comprises removably securing the second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member by engaging said at least one first thread of the first interlocking closure member with said at least one second thread of said second interlocking closure member.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein:
the second interlocking closure member defines a through hole including said at least one second thread; and
said step of removably securing comprises engaging said at least one first thread of the first interlocking closure member with said at least one second thread of said second interlocking closure member in said through hole.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member comprises removably securing a dome shaped second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein:
said first interlocking closure member comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and
removably securing a second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member comprises removably securing the second interlocking closure member toward the proximal end and removably securing another second interlocking closure member toward the distal end.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein:
said opening is a first opening;
said container has a second opening that communicates with said interior compartment;
said inserting comprises inserting the first interlocking closure member so that the distal end of the first interlocking closure member extends through said second opening to an exterior of said container.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein said removably securing comprises removably securing said second interlocking closure member to said first interlocking closure member on a portion of said first interlocking closure member disposed within said interior compartment.
19. The method of claim 12, wherein:
said container has an exterior surface defining a recess at said opening and a lip at least partially surrounding said opening; and
said method further comprises at least partially retaining said second interlocking closure member within said recess by said lip.
20. The method of claim 12, further comprising impeding dispensing of animal treats from the container by at least one flap limiting a size of said opening.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A gesture recognition apparatus comprising:
an imaging device configured to photograph a gesture recognition region and generate image information;
a distance sensor configured to sense a particular object that approaches a gesture start position;
a controller configured to:
enter a gesture input mode when the particular object is located at the gesture start position for a predetermined time;
recognize a gesture by detecting the particular object based on the image information; and
provide feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position and feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located in the gesture recognition region in the input mode.
2. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gesture recognition region is set to have a predetermined size with reference to a gearshift knob.
3. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 2, wherein the imaging device includes a camera disposed to face the gearshift knob.
4. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 2, wherein the gesture start position is spaced apart from an upper portion of the gear knob in a vertical direction by a predetermined distance.
5. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 2, wherein the distance sensor is disposed at an upper portion of the gearshift knob.
6. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feedback device includes one or more air jet devices configured to jet air toward the particular object to provide tactile feedback.
7. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 6, wherein the air jet devices are disposed separately from each other around the gearshift knob based on a size of a jet region where the air is jetted.
8. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 6, wherein a jet amount and a jet period of the air for indicating the gesture start position is different from the jet amount and the jet period of the air for indicating the gesture recognition region.
9. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 6, wherein the feedback device is configured to jet the air along a moving path of the particular object located in the gesture recognition region.
10. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a lighting device configured to irradiate light toward the particular object.
11. The gesture recognition apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position using image information of the imaging device and distance information of the distance sensor.
12. A gesture recognition method, comprising:
photographing, by a controller, a gesture recognition region and generate image information;
sensing, by the controller, a particular object that approaches a gesture start position;
entering, by the controller, a gesture input mode when the particular object is located at the gesture start position for a predetermined time;
recognizing, by the controller, a gesture by detecting the particular object based on the image information; and
providing, by the controller, feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position and feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located in the gesture recognition region in the input mode.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the gesture recognition region is set to have a predetermined size with reference to a gearshift knob.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the gesture start position is spaced apart from an upper portion of the gear knob in a vertical direction by a predetermined distance.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
jetting, by the controller, air toward the particular object to provide tactile feedback.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising: program instructions that control an imaging device to photograph a gesture recognition region and generate image information;
program instructions that control a distance sensor to sense a particular object that approaches a gesture start position;
program instructions that enter a gesture input mode when the particular object is located at the gesture start position for a predetermined time;
program instructions that recognize a gesture by detecting the particular object based on the image information; and
program instructions that provide feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position and feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located in the gesture recognition region in the input mode.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the gesture recognition region is set to have a predetermined size with reference to a gearshift knob.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the gesture start position is spaced apart from an upper portion of the gear knob in a vertical direction by a predetermined distance.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:
program instructions that jet air toward the particular object to provide tactile feedback.