Gesture exchange

• US 20070296696A1
• Filed: 06/21/2006
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nurmi, Mikko
• Application Number:
  US11/472,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20070296696A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• 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: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A device including: an output device; a memory for storing first device movement data; a transmitter for sending to another communications device the first device movement data; a receiver for receiving second device movement data from the another communications device; and a processor operable to compare the stored first device movement data and the received second device movement data and to generate an output that depends upon the result of the comparison.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

an output device;

a memory for storing first device movement data;

a receiver for receiving second device movement data from another communications device; and

a processor operable to compare the stored first device movement data and the received second device movement data and to generate an output that depends upon the result of the comparison.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a transmitter for sending to the another communications device the first device movement data.

3. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first device movement data characterises a hand gesture performed while holding a device.

4. A device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising one or more motion sensors, wherein the first device movement data is provided by the one or more motion sensors.

5. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first device movement data is received at the device.

6. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second device movement data characterises a hand gesture performed by a user of the another device while holding the another device.

7. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output device comprises an audio output device and the generated output comprises an audio output from the audio output device.

8. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a visual output device and the generated output comprises a visual output from the visual output device.

9. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output is an alert message for transmission to a plurality of destinations.

10. A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the message for transmission includes location information.

11. A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the message for transmission includes identification information identifying the device, or its user, and the another device, or its user.

12. A device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the reception of an alert message transmitted by a further device generates a programmed output.

13. A method comprising:

storing first device movement data;

receiving second device movement data;

comparing the first device movement data and the second device movement data;

and generating an output dependent upon the comparing step.

14. A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising transmitting the first device movement data.

15. A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising sensing motion of a first device to create the first device movement data.

16. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first device movement data characterises a gesture performed while holding the first device.

17. A method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the second device movement data characterises a gesture performed by a user of a second device while holding the second device.

18. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the output generated includes an audio output.

19. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the output generated includes a visual output.

20. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the output generated includes transmission of a message to a plurality of destinations.

21. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the message includes location information.

22. A method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the message identifies a device at which the method of claim 13 is performed and a device to which the first device movement data is transmitted and from which the second device movement data is received.

23. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions for:

enabling storage of first device movement data;

comparing the first device movement data with received second device movement data; and

generating an output that depends upon the result of the comparison.