GESTURE DETECTION BASED ON TIME DIFFERENCE OF MOVEMENTS

• US 20140282280A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Moonsoo, PARK, Taegun, PACK, Seungmin, KIM, Doowook
• Application Number:
  US14/208,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20140282280A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• 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 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a method and electronic device for detecting or identifying a gesture. A first and second movement are detected. A gesture is identified or detected based at least partially on a time difference between the first and second gesture. A function associated with the gesture is performed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, using an electronic device, a first movement in a first direction;

detecting, using the electronic device, a second movement in a second direction;

identifying, using the electronic device, whether at least one gesture is detectable based at least partially on a time difference between the first and second movement; and

performing, using the electronic device, a function in the electronic device associated with the at least one gesture, when the gesture is detectable.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting a first gesture based on the first movement and a second gesture based on the second movement, when the time difference is equal to or greater than a first threshold and the first and second movement travel along a substantially similar axis.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting one gesture based on the first and second movement, if the time difference is less than a first threshold and a second threshold and the first and second movement travel along a substantially similar axis.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting one gesture based on the first movement while ignoring the second movement, when the time difference is smaller than a first threshold and greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first and second movement travel along a substantially similar axis.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting a first gesture based on the first movement and a second gesture based on the second movement, when the first and second movement travel along a substantially different axis.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting the first and second movement comprises using at least one of a proximity sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, an image sensor, an ultrasonic wave sensor, an electromagnetic induction sensor, a capacitive sensor, or a touch sensor.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting the first and second movement comprises detecting a movement near a display of the electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing the function comprises changing at least a portion of a page, an image, a text, or at least one icon rendered on a display of the electronic device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing the function comprises substituting or changing a screen rendered on a display of the electronic device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing the function comprises starting or terminating a communication in response to a signal received by the electronic device.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one sensor; and

at least one processor to;

detect a first movement in a first direction with the at least one sensor;

detect a second movement in a second direction with the at least one sensor;

detect whether at least one gesture is identifiable based at least partially on a time difference between the first and second movement; and

perform a function associated with the at least one gesture, when the gesture is identifiable.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one processor to identify a first gesture based on the first movement and a second gesture based on the second movement, when the time difference is equal to or greater than a first threshold and the first and second movement travel along a substantially similar axis.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one processor to identify one gesture based on the first and second movement, when the time difference is less than a first threshold and a second threshold and the first and second movement travel along a substantially similar axis.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one processor to identify one gesture based on the first movement while ignoring the second movement, when the time difference is smaller than a first threshold and greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first and second movement travel along a substantially similar axis.

15. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one processor to identify a first gesture based on the first movement and a second gesture based on the second movement, when the first and second movement travel along a substantially different axis.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the sensor includes at least one of a proximity sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, an image sensor, an ultrasonic wave sensor, an electromagnetic induction sensor, a capacitive sensor, or a touch sensor.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one processor to detect a movement near a display of the electronic device.

18. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein to perform the function the at least one processor to change at least a portion of a page, an image, a text, or at least one icon displayed on a display of the electronic device.

19. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein to perform the function the at least one processor to substitute or change a screen displayed on a display of the electronic device.

20. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein to perform the function the at least one processor to start or terminate a communication in response to a signal received by the electronic device.