SELECTIVE OPERATION OF EXECUTABLE PROCEDURES BASED ON DETECTED GESTURE AND CONTEXT

• US 20140279508A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tollshare Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tollshare Incorporated
• Inventors: Karamchedu, Murali M., Asnani, Ravi, Nambiar, Sanjay
• Application Number:
  US13/827,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279508A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• 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: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

In embodiments, a generic gesture made with a computing device may be detected. In various embodiments, a context of the apparatus and/or a user of the apparatus may be determined. In various embodiments, at least one of a plurality of executable procedures may be selectively operated based on the detected generic gesture and the determined context.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more computer processors and configured to store a library of one or more generic gestures and a plurality of executable procedures;

wherein the plurality of executable procedures are configured to be selectively operated based on a detected one of the one or more generic gestures and a context of the apparatus and/or a user of the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operated one of the plurality of executable procedure comprises selective conduction of a transaction with a remote computing device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the selective conduction is based on a connotation mapped to the detected generic gesture based on the context.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the connotation associated with the detected gesture comprises authentication to conduct the transaction.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the transaction comprises purchase or sale of a good or service.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the transaction comprises establishment of a ridesharing agreement between the user and a user of the remote computing device.

7. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the context comprises whether the remote computing device is within a geofence.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least one of the executable procedures is configured to define the geofence.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the context further comprises whether the apparatus is within the geofence.

10. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the context comprises a proximity of the apparatus to the remote computing device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the context comprises one or more of an interest of the user, an online relationship of the user, a transactional history of the user and/or apparatus, or an affiliation of the user or apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the context comprises a location of the apparatus.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the context comprises a preference of the user stored in the memory.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

detecting, by a computing device, a generic gesture made with an apparatus;

determining, by the computing device, a context of the computing device and/or a user of the computing device; and

selectively operating, by the computing device, at least one of a plurality of executable procedures based on the detected generic gesture and the determined context.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the selectively operating comprises selectively conducting a transaction with a remote computing device.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising associating, by the computing device, a connotation with the detected generic gesture based on the context, wherein the selective conduction of the transaction is based on the connotation.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the connotation comprises authentication to conduct the transaction.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein selectively conducting the transaction comprises purchasing or selling a good or service.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein selectively conducting the transaction comprises establishing a ridesharing agreement between the user and another user of the remote computing device.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein determining the context comprises determining whether the remote computing device is within a geofence.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, further comprising defining, by the computing device, the geofence.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, wherein determining the context further comprises determining whether the computing device is within the geofence.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein determining the context comprises determining a proximity of the computing device to the remote computing device.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein determining the context comprises determining one or more of an interest of the user, an online relationship of the user, a transactional history of the user and/or computing device, or an affiliation of the user or computing device.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein determining the context comprises determining a location of the computing device.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein determining the location of the computing device comprises determining the location of the computing device based on a wireless access point to which the computing device connects.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein determining the context comprises determining a preference of the user stored in the memory.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising establishing, by the computing device, a context for future transactions with the remote computing device.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein determining the context comprises determining a type of venue in which the computing device is located.

31. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, wherein selectively conducting the transaction comprises authorizing and/or authenticating the apparatus to engage in a type of transaction associated with the type of venue.

32. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions stored thereon that are configured to cause a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions, to:

detect a generic gesture made with an apparatus;

determine a context of the computing device and/or a user of the computing device; and

selectively operate at least one of a plurality of executable procedures based on the detected generic gesture and the determined context.

33. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 32, further comprising instructions stored thereon that when executed, cause the computing device to selectively conduct a transaction with a remote computing device.