DETECT MOTION GENERATED FROM GESTURES USED TO EXECUTE FUNCTIONALITY ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20120182222A1
• Filed: 01/13/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Moloney, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,730,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• 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: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method to detect motion generated from gestures, the gestures used to execute functionality associated with a computer system. The system includes a touch-sensitive display for receiving input. Further, the system includes a processor to convert the user input into an electrical signal to activate a sensor, the sensor to generate field of view. Additionally, the system includes a sensor logic module to identify at least one wave value associated with a gesture object residing within the field of view. Moreover, the system includes a receiver wave logic module to determine that the at least one wave value has exceeded a limit value. The system also includes a gesture logic module to execute functionality associated with the at least one wave value, the functionality related to an application depicted on the touch-sensitive display.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a touch-sensitive display for receiving input;

a processor to convert the user input into an electrical signal to activate a sensor, the sensor to generate field of view;

a sensor logic module to identify at least one wave value associated with an object residing within the field of view;

a receiver wave logic module to determine that the at least one wave value has exceeded a limit value; and

gesture logic module to execute functionality associated with the at least one wave value, the functionality related to an application depicted on the touch-sensitive display.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is a mobile computing device.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the field of view is conical.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the at least one wave value is selected from at least one of an X-axis value, a Y-axis value, or a Z-axis value associated with the field of view.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the limit value is selected from at least one of an X-axis value, a Y-axis value, or a Z-axis value associated with the field of view.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the receiver wave logic module determines that the at least one wave value has met the limit value.

7. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving input via a touch-sensitive display;

converting the input into an electrical signal to activate a sensor, the sensor to generate field of view;

identifying at least one wave value associated with an object residing within the field of view;

determining that the at least one wave value has exceeded a limit value; and

executing functionality associated with the at least one wave value, the functionality related to an application depicted on the touch-sensitive display.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the field of view is conical.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein the at least one wave value is selected from at least one of an X-axis value, a Y-axis value, or a Z-axis value associated with the field of view.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the limit value is selected from at least one of an X-axis value, a Y-axis value, or a Z-axis value associated with the field of view.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the receiver wave logic module determines that the at least one wave value has met the limit value.

12. A computer implemented method comprising:

retrieving limit data associated with a specific function, the limit data related to values of axes of in a field of view;

retrieving a gesture object that includes at least one wave value retrieved from the field of view;

determining that the at least one wave value exceeds the limit data; and

transmitting a command to peripheral based upon an execution of the specific function.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the field of view is conical.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising determining that the at least one wave value meets the limit data.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the specific functionality includes at least one of zoom in, zoom out, traverse, execute application, or terminate application.