PROCESSING OF GESTURES RELATED TO A WIRELESS USER DEVICE AND A COMPUTING DEVICE
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1. A method, comprising:
- changing a gesture detection module of a computing device from an operational mode to a learning mode;
defining, while the gesture detection module is in the learning mode, a first gesture signature based on a gesture including a first interaction of a user with the computing device, the first interaction including tapping the computing device with a wireless device;
associating the first gesture signature with a first wireless operation, the first wireless operation including at least initiating a wireless connection sequence;
changing the gesture detection module from the learning mode to the operational mode;
defining, while the gesture detection module is in the operational mode, a representation of the gesture based a second interaction of the user with the computing device, the second interaction including tapping the computing device with the wireless device;
matching the representation of the gesture with a corresponding gesture signature from a plurality of gesture signatures, including;
resolving a conflict identified during the matching, between the first gesture signature and a second gesture signature different from the first gesture signature, or between the first wireless operation and a second wireless operation, based on a specified threshold condition associated with at least one characteristic of the representation of the gesture compared with a characteristic of the first gesture signature; and
when a conflict is not identified during the matching, matching the representation of the gesture with the first gesture signature; and
initiating, while the gesture detection module is in the operational mode, the first wireless operation in response to resolving the conflict and matching the representation of the gesture with the first gesture signature.
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Abstract
In a general aspect, a computer-readable storage medium can be configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform a process. The instructions can include instructions to detect a gesture defined by an interaction of a user with a surface of a computing device, and initiate a wireless operation associated with a wireless module of the computing device when a representation of the gesture matches a gesture signature stored in a gesture database.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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changing a gesture detection module of a computing device from an operational mode to a learning mode; defining, while the gesture detection module is in the learning mode, a first gesture signature based on a gesture including a first interaction of a user with the computing device, the first interaction including tapping the computing device with a wireless device; associating the first gesture signature with a first wireless operation, the first wireless operation including at least initiating a wireless connection sequence; changing the gesture detection module from the learning mode to the operational mode; defining, while the gesture detection module is in the operational mode, a representation of the gesture based a second interaction of the user with the computing device, the second interaction including tapping the computing device with the wireless device; matching the representation of the gesture with a corresponding gesture signature from a plurality of gesture signatures, including; resolving a conflict identified during the matching, between the first gesture signature and a second gesture signature different from the first gesture signature, or between the first wireless operation and a second wireless operation, based on a specified threshold condition associated with at least one characteristic of the representation of the gesture compared with a characteristic of the first gesture signature; and when a conflict is not identified during the matching, matching the representation of the gesture with the first gesture signature; and initiating, while the gesture detection module is in the operational mode, the first wireless operation in response to resolving the conflict and matching the representation of the gesture with the first gesture signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed cause a computing device to perform a process, the instructions comprising instructions to:
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detect a gesture defined by an interaction of a user with a surface of the computing device, the interaction including tapping a surface of a first wireless user device to the surface of the computing device; define a representation of the gesture in response to the detecting; resolve, based on the representation of the gesture and based on a rules-based algorithm, a conflict between a first gesture signature and a second gesture signature different from the first gesture signature or a conflict between a first wireless operation and a second wireless operation, by comparing a specified threshold condition associated with at least one characteristic of the representation of the gesture compared with a characteristic of the first gesture signature; and initiate the first wireless operation associated with a wireless module of the computing device when the resolving indicates the representation of the gesture corresponds to the first gesture signature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23)
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14. (canceled)
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15. An apparatus including instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor, comprising:
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a gesture database configured to store a plurality of gesture signatures associated with a plurality of wireless operations, the plurality of wireless operations including initiation of a wireless connection sequence or termination of a wireless connection; and a gesture detection module configured to cause the at least one processor to access the gesture database and to detect a gesture defined by an interaction of a user with the apparatus, the interaction of the user including tapping the apparatus with a wireless device, the gesture detection module configured to cause the at least one processor to trigger initiation of at least one wireless operation from the plurality of wireless operations based on a representation of the gesture and in response to resolving a conflict between matches to at least two gesture signatures from the plurality of gesture signatures related to the interaction of the user, resolving the conflict including comparing a specified threshold condition associated with at least one characteristic of the representation of the gesture compared with a corresponding characteristic of the matches identified from the plurality of gesture signatures. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24)
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