Self-revealing Gesture

• US 20130171607A1
• Filed: 01/02/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Markiewicz, Jan-Kristian, Hofmeester, Gerrit H., Soegiono, Orry W., Wolfe, Jennifer Marie, Leonard, Chantal M., Kuehnle, Holger, Kushner, Moneta Ho
• Granted Patent: US 9,639,262 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/365
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

Various embodiments provide self-revealing gestures that are designed to provide an indication of how to perform one or more different gestures. In at least one embodiment, an initiation gesture is received, relative to an object. The initiation gesture is configured to cause presentation of a visualization designed to provide an indication of how to perform a different gesture. Responsive to receiving the initiation gesture, the visualization is presented without causing performance of an operation associated with the different gesture.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an initiation gesture, relative to an object, configured to cause presentation of a visualization designed to provide an indication of how to perform a different gesture; and

responsive to said receiving, presenting the visualization without causing performance of an operation associated with the different gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an initiation gesture comprises receiving a press and hold gesture.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an initiation gesture comprises receiving a tap gesture.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an initiation gesture comprises receiving a single finger gesture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an initiation gesture comprises receiving a multi-finger gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an initiation gesture comprises receiving a touch gesture.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the visualization comprises presenting an animation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the visualization comprises presenting at least some textual information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the visualization comprises presenting a non-textual visualization.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said different gesture comprises a gesture to cause an operation to move the object.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said object comprises a tile.

12. One or more computer readable storage media embodying computer readable instructions which, when executed, implement a system comprising:

a gesture module comprising;

a gesture initiation module configured to enable a user to perform an initiation gesture, relative to an object, to access a visualization associated with one or more different gestures that can be performed, relative to the object, to cause associated respective operations to be performed on the object;

one or more gesture performance modules configured to perform one or more operations on the object, respectively, responsive to receiving input associated with the one or more respective different gestures.

13. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 12, wherein the initiation gesture comprises a press and hold gesture.

14. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 12, wherein the initiation gesture comprises a gesture other than a press and hold gesture.

15. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 12, wherein the initiation gesture comprises a touch gesture.

16. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 12, wherein the initiation gesture comprises a gesture other than a touch gesture.

17. A system comprising:

a module configured to;

receive an initiation gesture in the form of a touch gesture to enter a teaching mode, relative to an object, configured to cause an animation to appear that visually provides an indication of how to perform at least one other gesture relative to the object, the initiation gesture being configured to not cause performance of an operation associated with said at least one other gesture upon release of the initiation gesture and exit from the teaching mode;

cause the animation to appear responsive to entering the teaching mode; and

perform said operation responsive to receiving gestural input associated with said at least one other gesture.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said operation comprises an object relocation operation.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said at least one other gesture comprises a single finger gesture.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein said at least one other gesture comprises a multi-finger gesture.