EFFECTS OF GRAVITY ON GESTURES
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1. A method comprising:
- recognizing an input received by a computing device as describing acceleration;
reducing an effect of gravity from the input by the computing device; and
identifying a gesture from the input that has the effect of gravity reduced by x, y, or z axis described by the input with a description of the gesture that specifies an order of a plurality of crossings of a threshold for one or more of the x, y, or z axis, the gesture effective to cause an operation to be performed by the computing device.
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Abstract
Techniques involving an effect of gravity on gestures are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs and therefore initiate operations of a computing device, such as a mobile communications device having telephone functionality. The techniques described herein may be employed to reduce an effect of gravity on an input that describes the gesture. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, such as gestures that are recognized as involving acceleration, e.g., acceleration.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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recognizing an input received by a computing device as describing acceleration; reducing an effect of gravity from the input by the computing device; and identifying a gesture from the input that has the effect of gravity reduced by x, y, or z axis described by the input with a description of the gesture that specifies an order of a plurality of crossings of a threshold for one or more of the x, y, or z axis, the gesture effective to cause an operation to be performed by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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recognizing an input as involving acceleration of a mobile communication device beyond a threshold for one or more of an x, y, or z axis; and identifying a gesture from the input that has an effect of gravity reduced from one or more of the x, y, or z axis without performing integration on the input that has the effect of gravity reduced, the gesture effective to cause an operation to be performed by the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a housing; a display device disposed on the housing and configured to be viewable by a user; one or more accelerometers disposed within the housing and configured to detect acceleration through an x, y, and z axis; and one or more modules disposed within the housing an communicatively coupled to the accelerometers and the display device, the one or more modules configured to recognize an input detected using the one or more accelerometers as describing acceleration of the mobile communication device through the x, y, or z axis, reduce an effect of gravity from the input using interpolation and corresponding threshold for each of the x, y, or z axis, and identify a gesture from the input having the effect of gravity reduced by comparing an order of a plurality of crossings of a threshold for one or more of the x, y, or z axis described by the input with a description of the gesture that specifies an order of a plurality of crossings of a threshold for one or more of the x, y, or z axis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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