Shake event detection system

• US 10,606,457 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Fang, Jingyi
• Primary Examiner(s): Casillas, Roland J
• Application Number:
  US15/290,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20180101293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing a user interface action are provided. In one embodiment, an example method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, data indicative of a user input directed to causing a motion of a virtual camera associated with a user interface. The method further includes detecting, by the one or more computing devices, a shake event associated with the user interface based at least in part on the motion of the virtual camera. The method further includes performing, by the one or more computing devices, an action associated with the user interface based at least in part on the detected shake event.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of performing a user interface action, comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, data indicative of a user input to the user interface, wherein the user input is directed to causing a motion of a virtual camera associated with a user interface, wherein the virtual camera defines, at least in part, what data is displayed via the user interface;

detecting, by the one or more computing devices, a shake event associated with the user interface based at least in part on an occurrence of a plurality of cycles associated with the motion of the virtual camera caused by the user input to the user interface; and

performing, by the one or more computing devices, an action associated with the user interface based at least in part on the detected shake event.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the shake event is detected without the use of physical motion sensors.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein detecting the shake event comprises:

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more virtual camera manipulation patterns associated with the virtual camera.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein detecting the shake event comprises:

determining, by the one or more computing devices, the occurrence of the plurality of cycles associated with the motion of the virtual camera;

comparing, by the one or more computing devices, the plurality of cycles to a threshold level of cycles; and

detecting, by the one or more computing devices, the shake event based at least in part on the plurality of cycles exceeding the threshold level of cycles.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein a respective cycle of the plurality of cycles is determined by:

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more first parameters associated with a virtual camera at a first position;

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more second parameters associated with the virtual camera at a second position; and

determining, by the one or more computing devices, the occurrence of the respective cycle based at least in part on a comparison of the first parameters to the second parameters.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the first position is associated with an initial position of the virtual camera when the motion of the virtual camera starts and the second position is associated with a subsequent position of the virtual camera that occurs after the first position.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface presents a geographic map interface.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the action comprises:

removing, by the one or more computing devices, one or more icons presented in the user interface based at least in part on the detected shake event.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user input is provided via movement of a virtual reality system.

10. A computing system for performing a user interface action, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving data indicative of a user input directed to a user interface, wherein the user input is directed to causing a motion of a virtual camera associated with the user interface, wherein the virtual camera defines, at least in part, what data is displayed via the user interface;

identifying one or more virtual camera manipulation patterns associated with the virtual camera based at least in part on the user input, wherein the one or more virtual camera manipulation patterns comprise the occurrence of a plurality of cycles associated with the motion of the virtual camera caused by the user input to the user interface;

detecting a shake event associated with the user interface based at least in part on the virtual camera manipulation patterns; and

performing an action associated with the user interface based at least in part on the detected shake event.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more virtual camera manipulation patterns are caused by a user input directed to a cursor displayed on the user interface.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein identifying the one or more virtual camera manipulation patterns comprises:

determining the occurrence of the plurality of cycles associated with the motion of the virtual camera.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a respective cycle of the plurality of cycles is determined by:

identifying one or more first parameters associated with the virtual camera at a first position;

identifying one or more second parameters associated with the virtual camera at a second position; and

determining the occurrence of the respective cycle based at least in part on a comparison of the first parameters to the second parameters.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein detecting the shake event comprises:

comparing the plurality of cycles to a threshold level of cycles; and

detecting the shake event based at least in part on the plurality of cycles exceeding the threshold level of cycles.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the action comprises:

adjusting a size of the user interface based at least in part on the shake event.

16. A user device, comprising:

a display device;

one or more processors; and

one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising;

presenting a user interface via the display device;

receiving data indicative of a user input directed to the user interface, wherein the user input is directed to causing a motion of a virtual camera associated with the user interface, wherein the virtual camera defines, at least in part, what data is displayed via the user interface;

detecting a shake event associated with the user interface based at least in part on an occurrence of a plurality of cycles associated with the motion of the virtual camera caused by the user input to the user interface; and

performing an action associated with the user interface based at least in part on the detected shake event.

17. The user device of claim 16, wherein the shake event is detected without the use of physical motion sensors.

18. The user device of claim 16, wherein the user interface presents a rendered version of a three-dimensional geographic map interface.

19. The user device of claim 16, wherein detecting the shake event comprises:

determining the occurrence of the plurality of cycles associated with the motion of the virtual camera.

20. The user device of claim 16, wherein the action comprises:

removing one or more search results presented via the user interface.