Method and Device for Touchless Media Searching

• US 20080235621A1
• Filed: 03/18/2008
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Navisense
• Original Assignee: Navisense
• Inventors: Boillot, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 8,060,841 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• 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 1/2747 Scrolling on a display

Abstract

A method and device for media searching based on touchless finger signs (312) and gestures (313) is provided. The device (100) can include a controller element (110) that receives a search string from a touchless sensing device and presents at least one media (412) that corresponds to at least a portion of the search string. The media can include audio, image, video, and text selections (326). The search string can include at least one alpha-numeric character generated in a touchless sensory field of the touchless sensing device.

Claims

1. A computer readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a search string generated from a touchless finger signing of at least one alpha-numeric character or gesture; and

presenting a list of media that corresponds to at least a portion of the search string,

wherein the media is at least one among audio, image, video, and text.

2. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the search string identifies at least one among an email selection, a voice mail selection, a phone call selection, a music selection, a picture selection, an address selection, a location selection, and a settings selection.

3. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the search string identifies at least one among a name of an artist, a name of a band, a name of a song, a name of a station, and a genre of music.

4. The storage medium of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions for:

alphabetizing the list of media to produce an alphabetic list;

searching for the search string in the alphabetic list; and

presenting a section of the alphabetic list that corresponds to the search string.

5. The storage medium of claim 1, further comprising predicting a completion of the search string.

6. The storage medium of claim 1, further comprising navigating a menu system via touchless finger gestures.

7. The storage medium of claim 1, further comprising performing a touchless scroll and touchless selection of a media selection in the list of media.

8. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the list of media identifies at least one among a media channel, a voice mail, a contact, a business, a song, a picture, a map, an address, a location, a control, and a setting.

9. A media device comprising a controller element that receives a search string from a touchless sensing device and presents at least one media that corresponds to at least a portion of the search string,

wherein the search string includes at least one finger gesture generated in a touchless sensory field of the touchless sensing device.

10. The media device of claim 9, wherein the touchless sensory field is at least 2 cm above the media device.

11. The media device of claim 9, wherein the controller elements predicts a completion of the search string in response to at least one among a finger pause in the touchless sensory field, and a finger positioning in the touchless sensory field.

12. The media device of claim 9, wherein the controller element recognizes an alpha-numeric character from a touchless finger sign, and updates a prediction of the search string based on the recognizing.

13. The media device of claim 9, wherein the controller elements alphabetizes a list of media to produce an alphabetic list, and presents a section of the alphabetic list corresponding to the search string.

14. The media device of claim 9, wherein the controller element performs touchless scrolling and touchless selection of the at least one media.

15. The media device of claim 9, wherein the controller element performs a navigation and zooming of a map in response to a touchless finger signing.

17. The media system of claim 10, wherein the controller element receives one more touchless finger sign, recognizes one more alpha-numeric character in the one more touchless finger sign, and updates a prediction of the search string based on the one more alpha-numeric character.

18. The media system of claim 10, wherein the controller element identifies a media selection that corresponds to the search string in response to the touchless finger signing.

19. The media system of claim 10, wherein the controller element receives touchless scrolling commands for scrolling through the alphabetized list, and receives touchless selection commands for selecting a media selection in the alphabetized list according to the touchless scrolling.

20. The media system of claim 10, wherein the controller element supplies a media of an identified search string.

16. A media system, comprising a controller element that receives a search string having at least one alpha-numeric character produced from a touchless finger signing, and searches for a media that corresponds to at least a portion of the search string, wherein the media is at least one among audio, image, video, and text.