Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Establishing an Impromptu Network

• US 20120235925A1
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles J. Migos, Diego Bauducco, Jay Christopher Capela, Markus Hagele
• Original Assignee: Charles J. Migos, Diego Bauducco, Jay Christopher Capela, Markus Hagele
• Inventors: Migos, Charles J., Capela, Jay Christopher, Hagele, Markus, Bauducco, Diego
• Application Number:
  US13/077,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20120235925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• 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 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a device motion sensor detects a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. The predefined gesture has one or more gesture components. The device detects a predefined movement of the electronic device with the device motion sensor. The predefined movement has one or more movement components. In response to detecting the predefined gesture and the predefined movement, the device, in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components satisfy predefined concurrency criteria, performs a predefined operation that is associated with concurrent detection of the predefined gesture and the predefined movement, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components do not satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria, foregoes performing the predefined operation.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive surface;

a device motion sensor configured to detect motion of the device;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

detecting a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the predefined gesture having one or more gesture components, wherein a respective gesture component occurs at a respective gesture component time;

detecting a predefined movement of the electronic device with the device motion sensor, the predefined movement having one or more movement components, wherein a respective movement component occurs at a respective movement component time;

in response to detecting the predefined gesture and the predefined movement;

in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components satisfy predefined concurrency criteria, performing a predefined operation that is associated with concurrent detection of the predefined gesture and the predefined movement; and

in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components do not satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria, foregoing performing the predefined operation.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface is a gesture with a duration below a predefined duration threshold.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined movement of the electronic device is movement of the device that corresponds to an acceleration satisfying a predefined acceleration threshold.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined gesture includes multiple gesture components and the predefined movement includes a corresponding number of multiple movement components.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein:

a first gesture component of the predefined gesture is detected at a first gesture time;

a second gesture component of the predefined gesture is detected at a second gesture time;

a first movement component of the predefined movement is detected at a first movement time;

a second movement component of the predefined movement is detected at a second movement time; and

the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components are determined to satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria only if;

an amount of time between the first gesture time and the first movement time is less than a first concurrency threshold; and

an amount of time between the second gesture time and the second movement time is less than a second concurrency threshold.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the concurrency threshold is less than 0.1 seconds.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined gesture and movement are consistent with inputs that would be detected in response to a hand knocking on the touch-sensitive surface.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined operation is a networking operation.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined operation is a networking operation with other devices within a limited network range of the electronic device.

10. The device of claim 9, including instructions for:

receiving data indicating that one or more other devices in the limited network range have detected a similar combination of predefined gesture and predefined motion; and

in response to receiving the data, establishing a network connection with the one or more other devices.

11. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device having a touch-sensitive surface and a device motion sensor configured to detect motion of the device;

detecting a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the predefined gesture having one or more gesture components, wherein a respective gesture component occurs at a respective gesture component time;

detecting a predefined movement of the electronic device with the device motion sensor, the predefined movement having one or more movement components, wherein a respective movement component occurs at a respective movement component time;

in response to detecting the predefined gesture and the predefined movement;

in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components satisfy predefined concurrency criteria, performing a predefined operation that is associated with concurrent detection of the predefined gesture and the predefined movement; and

in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components do not satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria, foregoing performing the predefined operation.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, and a device motion sensor configured to detect motion of the device, cause the device to:

detect a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the predefined gesture having one or more gesture components, wherein a respective gesture component occurs at a respective gesture component time;

detect a predefined movement of the electronic device with the device motion sensor, the predefined movement having one or more movement components, wherein a respective movement component occurs at a respective movement component time;

in response to detecting the predefined gesture and the predefined movement;

in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components satisfy predefined concurrency criteria, perform a predefined operation that is associated with concurrent detection of the predefined gesture and the predefined movement; and

in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components do not satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria, forego performing the predefined operation.