GESTURE-BASED METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH INSTANT MESSAGING AND EVENT-BASED COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of processing a gesture, the method comprising:
- detecting a gesture of a user;
determining a first message associated with the gesture and a first communication session, based on the gesture;
determining a second message associated with the gesture and a second communication session, based on the gesture; and
outputting the first message to the first communication session and outputting the second message to the second communication session.
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Abstract
Gesture-based methods of managing communications of a user participating in communication sessions permit the user to easily manage the communications sessions by defining gestures, defining a meaning of the gesture, and outputting the meaning of the gesture to a communication session when the gesture is detected. The gestures may be contextually dependent, such that a single gesture may generate different output, and may be unconventional to eliminate confusion during gesturing during the communication sessions, and thereby the communications sessions may be more effectively managed.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of processing a gesture, the method comprising:
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detecting a gesture of a user; determining a first message associated with the gesture and a first communication session, based on the gesture; determining a second message associated with the gesture and a second communication session, based on the gesture; and outputting the first message to the first communication session and outputting the second message to the second communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of processing a gesture, the method comprising:
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detecting a gesture of a user; determining a first message associated with the gesture and a second user, based on the gesture; determining a second message associated with the gesture and a third user, based on the gesture; and outputting the first message to a first communication session between the user and the second user and outputting the second message to a second communication session between the user and the third user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of processing a gesture, the method comprising:
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defining, by a user, an unconventional gesture; associating the unconventional gesture with a message; detecting the unconventional gesture of the user; and outputting the message associated with the unconventional gesture to a communication session between the user and a second user, in response to detecting the unconventional gesture. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of processing a gesture, the method comprising:
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defining, by a user, an unconventional gesture; associating the unconventional gesture with a command of an application that provides a communication session between the user and a second user, the command causing the application to perform a function of the application; detecting the unconventional gesture of the user; and outputting the command associated with the unconventional gesture to the application and performing the function of the application, in response to detecting the unconventional gesture. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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