APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN INPUT GESTURE INDICATOR
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
determine a characteristic associated with one or more tactile inputs detected;
receive contextual information associated with a current state of the apparatus;
identify one or more operations likely to be requested based at least in part on the determined characteristic and the received contextual information; and
cause an indicator associated with at least one of the identified operations to be displayed, wherein the indicator illustrates a gesture associated with the identified operation.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for providing an input gesture indicator. Upon detecting one or more tactile inputs, an electronic device may determine one or more characteristics associated with the tactile input(s) (e.g., number, force, hand pose, finger identity). In addition, the electronic device may receive contextual information associated with the current state of the electronic device (e.g., current application operating on the device). Using the characteristic(s) determined and the contextual information received, the electronic device may predict which operations the user is likely to request, or commands the user is likely to perform, by way of a finger gesture. Once a prediction has been made, the electronic device may display an indicator that illustrates the gesture associated with the predicted operation(s). The user may use the indicator as a reference to perform the finger gesture necessary to perform the corresponding command.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; determine a characteristic associated with one or more tactile inputs detected; receive contextual information associated with a current state of the apparatus; identify one or more operations likely to be requested based at least in part on the determined characteristic and the received contextual information; and cause an indicator associated with at least one of the identified operations to be displayed, wherein the indicator illustrates a gesture associated with the identified operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining a characteristic associated with one or more tactile inputs detected; receiving contextual information associated with a current state of the apparatus; identifying one or more operations likely to be requested based at least in part on the determined characteristic and the received contextual information; and causing an indicator associated with at least one of the identified operations to be displayed, wherein the indicator illustrates a gesture associated with the identified operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for determining a characteristic associated with one or more tactile inputs detected; a second executable portion for receiving contextual information associated with a current state of the apparatus; a third executable portion for identifying one or more operations likely to be requested based at least in part on the determined characteristic and the received contextual information; and a fourth executable portion for causing an indicator associated with at least one of the identified operations to be displayed, wherein the indicator illustrates a gesture associated with the identified operation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a characteristic associated with one or more tactile inputs detected; means for receiving contextual information associated with a current state of the apparatus; means for identifying one or more operations likely to be requested based at least in part on the determined characteristic and the received contextual information; and means for causing an indicator associated with at least one of the identified operations to be displayed, wherein the indicator illustrates a gesture associated with the identified operation.
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