From DE 10 2012 022 882 A1, a device for controlling a machine used in the graphic arts industry is known, having a control console, said control console having at least one screen for the display of machine information, wherein the control console is equipped with a plurality of sensors for detecting gestures of an operator operating the machine via the control console, wherein the control console is equipped with a support surface, disposed underneath at least one screen, for receiving a sheet-type printing substrate, wherein at least one sensor is situated such that it is capable of recognizing gestures made by the operator with his fingers on the surface of a printing substrate that rests on said support surface, wherein the sensors are preferably cameras, and wherein the control console is preferably equipped with a colorimeter for examining a sheet-type printing substrate resting on the support surface, and the colorimeter can be controlled by means of the sensors for detecting gestures.
DE 10 2006 048 539 A1 discloses a device for positioning a measuring head above a printing substrate, including a display device and a motor-driven positioning device for the measuring head, wherein the positioning device for the measuring head can be controlled by a computer which is connected to the display device.
A camera for detecting at least one gesture performed by a person is known from the document JOSHI, Tejashri J.; KUMAR, Shiva; TARAPORE, N. Z.; MOHILE, Vivek: Static Hand Gesture Recognition using an Android Device, in: International Journal of Computer Applications (0975-8887), Volume 120, June 2015, pp. 48-53, available online at http://research.ijcaonline.org/volume120/number21/pxc3904348.pdf, retrieved on Jan. 4, 2017.
DE 101 20 487 A1 discloses a control console of a printing machine, comprising at least one support surface for receiving a sheet-type printing substrate and a measuring device for measuring a measured variable of the sheet-type printing substrate placed on the support surface, the measuring device being equipped with a measuring bar extending above the sheet-type printing substrate, and the measuring bar of the measuring device being movable above the sheet-type printing substrate that has been placed on the support surface.