ACTIVATING A SELECTION AND A CONFIRMATION METHOD

• US 20140359450A1
• Filed: 06/03/2013
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Lehtiniemi, Arto Juhani, Tammi, Mikko Tapio
• Application Number:
  US13/908,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20140359450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• 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 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and computer program product for: receiving an indication of a pre-defined gesture detected by a motion tracking device, in response to receiving the indication of the detected pre-defined gesture, activating a selection method, wherein the selection method is dependent on motion detected by the motion tracking device, and activating a confirmation method for confirming a selection, wherein the confirmation method is independent of motion detected by the motion tracking device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a pre-defined gesture detected by a motion tracking device;

in response to receiving the indication of the detected pre-defined gesture, activating a selection method, wherein the selection method is dependent on motion detected by the motion tracking device; and

activating a confirmation method for confirming a selection, wherein the confirmation method is independent of motion detected by the motion tracking device.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising using the selection method for accessing an audible menu comprising at least one selectable item, wherein a location of a selectable item the audible menu is indicated by spatial audio.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the spatial audio further comprises an audio cue related to a characteristic of the selectable item.

4. A method according to claim 2, further comprising exiting the audible menu, in response to receiving a confirmation of a selection.

5. A method according to claim 2, wherein the audible menu comprises a contextual audible menu.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein confirming a selection comprises receiving an indication of at least one of an input detected by an accelerometer and an input detected by a microphone.

7. A method according to claim 2, wherein the selectable item comprises a point of interest.

8. A method according to claim 7, further comprising providing audio navigation to the point of interest.

9. A method according to claim 2, further comprising causing at least partially attenuating ambient sounds coming from the direction of the selectable menu item.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the motion tracking device comprises a headset with a head tracker.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor,

memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receive an indication of a pre-defined gesture detected by a motion tracking device;

in response to receiving the indication of the detected pre-defined gesture, activate a selection method, wherein the selection method is dependent on motion detected by the motion tracking device; and

activate a confirmation method for confirming a selection, wherein the confirmation method is independent of motion detected by the motion tracking device.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to use the selection method for accessing an audible menu comprising at least one selectable item, wherein a location of a selectable item the audible menu is indicated by spatial audio.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the spatial audio further comprises an audio cue related to a characteristic of the selectable item.

14. An apparatus according to claim 12, the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to exit the audible menu, in response to receiving a confirmation of a selection.

15. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the audible menu comprises a contextual audible menu.

16. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein confirming a selection comprises receiving an indication of at least one of an input detected by an accelerometer and an input detected by a microphone.

17. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the selectable item comprises a point of interest.

18. An apparatus according to claim 17, the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide audio navigation to the point of interest.

19. An apparatus according to claim 12, the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least partially attenuating ambient sounds coming from the direction of the selectable menu item.

20. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:

code for receiving an indication of a pre-defined gesture detected by a motion tracking device;

code for, in response to receiving the indication of the detected pre-defined gesture, activating a selection method, wherein the selection method is dependent on motion detected by the motion tracking device; and

code for activating a confirmation method for confirming a selection, wherein the confirmation method is independent of motion detected by the motion tracking device.