APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING GESTURE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150062046A1
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Wook, Cho, An-Ki, Song, Tai-Eui, Jegal, Yun, Tae, Eun-Ju
• Application Number:
  US14/476,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20150062046A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method of setting a gesture in an electronic device. The method includes: when a specific gesture is selected among a plurality of gestures, displaying a gesture setting region for receiving an input of the specific gesture; generating and storing gesture information about the specific gesture when the specific gesture is input through the gesture setting region; and setting a recognition reference of the specific gesture based on the gesture information. Further, a technology for setting a gesture in an electronic device may be variously implemented through the various example embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An apparatus for setting a gesture in an electronic device, comprising:

a memory module configured to store information about a gesture; and

a control module configured to control to display a gesture setting region for receiving an input of a gesture when the gesture is selected among a plurality of gestures, generate gesture information about the gesture and stores the generated gesture information in the memory module when the gesture is input through the gesture setting region, and set a recognition reference of the gesture based on the gesture information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to determine whether the gesture is input based on the recognition reference.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to confirm whether it is possible to generate the gesture information based on a parameter of the gesture and output a message requesting re-inputting the gesture when it is possible to generate the gesture information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a tap and hold, the control module is configured to generate the gesture information comprising a time from a touch to a release of the touch for the tap and hold.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a double tap, the control module is configured to generate the gesture information comprising a first time from a first touch to a first release of the first touch for a first tap for the double tap, a second time from a second touch to a second release of the second touch for a second tap, and a third time from release of the first touch of the first tap to a second touch of the second tap.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a flick, the control module is configured to generate the gesture information comprising a time from a touch to a release of the touch for the flick, a moving distance, and a direction.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a zoom gesture, the control module is configured to generate the gesture information comprising a zoom ratio for the zoom gesture and a moving distance between a plurality of touched regions.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a rotation gesture, the control module is configured to generate the gesture information comprising a rotation ratio for the rotation gesture and a rotation angle of a touched region.

9. A method of setting a gesture in an electronic device, comprising:

when a gesture is selected among a plurality of gestures, displaying a gesture setting region for receiving an input of the gesture;

generating and storing gesture information about the gesture when the gesture is input through the gesture setting region; and

setting a recognition reference of the gesture based on the gesture information.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the gesture is input based on the recognition reference.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the generating and storing the gesture information comprises:

confirming whether it is possible to generate the gesture information based on a parameter of the gesture; and

outputting a message requesting re-inputting the gesture when it is unable to generate the gesture information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein when the gesture is a tap and hold, the gesture information comprises a time from a touch to a release of the touch for the tap and hold.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein when the gesture is a double tap, the gesture information gesture information comprises a first time from a first touch to a first release of the first touch for a first tap for the double tap, a second time from a second touch to a second release of the second touch for a second tap, and a third time from release of the first touch of the first tap to a second touch of the second tap.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein when the gesture is a flick, the gesture information comprises a time from a touch to a release of the touch for the flick, a moving distance, and a direction.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein when the gesture is a zoom gesture, the gesture information comprises a zoom ratio for the zoom gesture and a moving distance between a plurality of touched regions.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein when the gesture is a rotation gesture, the gesture information comprises a rotation ratio for the rotation gesture and a rotation angle of a touched region.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code that when executed causes at least one processing device to:

when a gesture is selected among a plurality of gestures, display a gesture setting region for receiving an input of the gesture;

generate and storing gesture information about the gesture when the gesture is input through the gesture setting region; and

set a recognition reference of the gesture based on the gesture information.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed, further causes at least one processing device to:

determine whether the gesture is input based on the recognition reference.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code for the generating and storing the gesture information further causes at least one processing device to:

confirm whether it is possible to generate the gesture information based on a parameter of the gesture; and

output a message requesting re-inputting the gesture when it is unable to generate the gesture information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein when the gesture is a tap and hold, the gesture information comprises a time from a touch to a release of the touch for the tap and hold.