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Customizable gesture mappings for motion controlled handheld devices

  • US 20050212751A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2004
  • Published: 09/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motion controlled handheld device comprising:

  • a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image;

    a gesture database maintaining a plurality of predefined gestures, each gesture defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the device;

    an application having a plurality of predefined commands;

    a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface;

    a user interface operable to receive user input associating selected ones of the gestures with corresponding ones of the commands;

    a gesture mapping database comprising a command map for the application, the command map comprising mappings of the selected gestures to the corresponding commands as indicated by the user input; and

    a control module operable to load the application, to track movement of the handheld device using the motion detection module, to compare the tracked movement against the gestures to determine a matching one of the gestures, to identify, using the command map, the command mapped to the matching gesture, and to perform the identified command using the application.

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