TOUCH GESTURES FOR REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a presence-sensitive user interface device of a first device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture;
transmitting, by the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, wherein the second device includes a display displaying one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least one of the selectable elements is graphically-highlighted on the display based upon the first data;
receiving, via the presence-sensitive user interface device of the first device, a second user input comprising a selection gesture; and
transmitting, by the first device, second data representing the selection gesture, wherein the at least one graphically-highlighted element is selected in response to the second data.
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Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user of a first computing device (e.g., a mobile device) with the ability to utilize the first computing device to control a second computing device (e.g., a television). Specifically, the techniques of this disclosure may, in some examples, allow the user to use drawing gestures on a mobile computing device to remotely control and operate the second computing device. Using a presence-sensitive user interface device (e.g., a touch screen), the user may use drawing gestures to indicate characters associated with operations and commands to control the second computing device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a presence-sensitive user interface device of a first device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture; transmitting, by the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, wherein the second device includes a display displaying one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least one of the selectable elements is graphically-highlighted on the display based upon the first data; receiving, via the presence-sensitive user interface device of the first device, a second user input comprising a selection gesture; and transmitting, by the first device, second data representing the selection gesture, wherein the at least one graphically-highlighted element is selected in response to the second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a first device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, via a presence-sensitive user interface device of the first device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture; transmitting, by the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, wherein the second device includes a display displaying one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least one of the selectable elements is graphically-highlighted on the display based upon the first data; receiving, via the presence-sensitive user interface device of the first device, a second user input comprising a selection gesture; and transmitting, by the first device, data representing the selection gesture, wherein the at least one graphically-highlighted elements is selected in response to the second data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A first device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a presence-sensitive user interface device; a gesture module operable by the one or more processors to receive, via the presence-sensitive user interface device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture; means for transmitting first data representing the first drawing gesture to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, wherein the second device includes a display displaying one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least one of the selectable elements is graphically-highlighted on the display based upon the first data; and a user interface controller operable by the one or more processors to receive, via the presence-sensitive user interface device, a second user input comprising a selection gesture, wherein the means for transmitting transmits data representing the selection gesture, and wherein the at least one graphically-highlighted elements is selected in response to the second data.
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16. A system comprising:
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a first device comprising; a presence-sensitive user interface device that receives a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture; means for transmitting data; and a second device coupled to the first device, the second device comprising a display that displays one or more selectable elements, wherein the means for transmitting data transmits first data representing the first drawing gesture to the second device, wherein at least one of the selectable elements is graphically-highlighted on the display based upon the first data, wherein the presence-sensitive user interface device receives a second user input comprising a selection gesture, wherein the means for transmitting transmits data representing the selection gesture, and wherein the at least one graphically-highlighted elements is selected in response to the second data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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