METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESPONDING TO INPUT BASED UPON RELATIVE FINGER POSITION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving sensor information indicative of a position of a first finger relative to a second finger, wherein receiving sensor information comprises receiving sensor information from a sensor that is offset from an interface between the first and second fingers so as not to be positioned between the first and second fingers;
determining, with a processor, the position of the first finger relative to the second finger based upon the sensor information; and
causing performance of an operation in response to the position of the first finger relative to the second finger.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate user input based upon the relative position of their fingers. In the context of a method, sensor information is received that is indicative of the position of a first finger relative to a second finger. The first finger may be a thumb such that the sensor information is indicative of the position of the thumb relative to the second finger. In conjunction with the receipt of sensor information, the method receives sensor information from a sensor that is offset from an interface between the first and second fingers so as not to be positioned between the first and second fingers. The method also determines, with a processor, the relative position of the first and second fingers based upon the sensor information and causes performance of an operation in response to the relative position of the first and second fingers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving sensor information indicative of a position of a first finger relative to a second finger, wherein receiving sensor information comprises receiving sensor information from a sensor that is offset from an interface between the first and second fingers so as not to be positioned between the first and second fingers; determining, with a processor, the position of the first finger relative to the second finger based upon the sensor information; and causing performance of an operation in response to the position of the first finger relative to the second finger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive sensor information indicative of a position of a first finger relative to a second finger by receiving sensor information from a sensor that is offset from an interface between the first and second fingers so as not to be positioned between the first and second fingers; determine a position of the first finger relative to the second fingerbased upon the sensor information; and cause performance of an operation in response to the position of the first finger relative to the second finger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
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receiving sensor information indicative of a position of a first finger relative to a second finger, wherein receiving sensor information comprises receiving sensor information from a sensor that is offset from an interface between the first and second fingers so as not to be positioned between the first and second fingers; determining the position of the first finger relative to the second fingerbased upon the sensor information; and causing performance of an operation in response to the position of the first finger relative to the second finger. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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