MULTI-PART GESTURE FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DISPLAY

• US 20150091841A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Kobo Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rakuten Kobo Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, Damian, Sood, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US14/042,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20150091841A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method and system for utilizing a multi-part gesture for operating an electronic personal display is disclosed. One example couples at least one gesture recognitions sensor with the electronic personal display. A multi-part gesture is recognized at the at least one gesture recognition sensor. The multi-part gesture includes a first gesture part invoking a pre-defined set of digital reading operations to be performed on a digital content item rendered on the electronic personal display and at least a second gesture part invoking a specific digital reading operation from the pre-defined set of digital reading operations. Once determined, the specific digital reading operation is performed on the electronic personal display.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing a multi-part gesture for operating an electronic personal display, said method comprising:

coupling at least one gesture recognitions sensor with the electronic personal display;

recognizing a multi-part gesture at the at least one gesture recognition sensor, wherein the multi-part gesture comprises;

a first gesture part invoking a pre-defined set of digital reading operations to be performed on a digital content item rendered on the electronic personal display;

at least a second gesture part invoking a specific digital reading operation from the pre-defined set of digital reading operations; and

performs the specific digital reading operation on the electronic personal display.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

utilizing a capacitive touch sensing surface for at least one gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving a tapping type contact output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the first gesture part; and

receiving a swiping type contact output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the second gesture part.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

providing the capacitive touch sensing surface on a housing of the electronic personal display.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

utilizing a 3D motion sensor for at least a second gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving a tapping recognition output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the first gesture part; and

receiving a motion recognition output from the 3D motion sensor as the second gesture part.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

fixedly coupling the 3D motion sensor with the electronic personal display.

8. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

utilizing an accelerometer for at least a second gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving a shaking recognition output from the accelerometer as the first gesture part; and

receiving a swiping type contact output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the second gesture part.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

utilizing a 3D motion sensor as at least a first gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture; and

utilizing an accelerometer as at least a second gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving a tap recognition output from the accelerometer as the first gesture part; and

receiving a motion recognition output from the 3D motion sensor as the second gesture part.

12. An electronic reader (eReader) with multi-part gesture recognition comprising:

at least one gesture recognition sensor coupled with the eReader;

a monitoring module to monitor the gesture recognition sensor for a multi-part gesture related to a digital reading operation and provide an output when the multi-part gesture is detected, the multi-part gesture comprising;

a first gesture part to delineate a pre-defined set of menu command options; and

at least a second gesture part to select a specific command from the pre-defined set of menu command options; and

a gesture correlater to correlate the first gesture part received from the monitoring module with the pre-defined set of menu command options and to correlate the second gesture part received from the monitoring module with the specific command from the pre-defined set of menu command options; and

an operation module to receive the output from the monitoring module and perform the digital reading operation on a digital content item rendered on the eReader.

13. The eReader of claim 12 wherein the at least one gesture recognition sensor is a capacitive touch sensing surface.

14. The eReader of claim 13 wherein the capacitive touch sensing surface is located on a housing of the eReader.

15. The eReader of claim 12 wherein the at least one gesture recognition sensor is a 3D motion sensor.

16. The eReader of claim 15 wherein the 3D motion sensor is fixedly coupled with the eReader.

17. The eReader of claim 12 wherein the at least one gesture recognition sensor is an accelerometer.

18. A method for utilizing a multi-part gesture for operating an electronic reader (eReader), said method comprising:

receiving a first gesture part of a multi-part gesture from at least one gesture recognition sensor coupled with the eReader;

correlating the first gesture part with a predefined gesture invoking a pre-defined set of menu command options;

receiving a second gesture part of the multi-part gesture from the at least one gesture recognition sensor coupled with the eReader;

correlating the second gesture part of the multi-part gesture with a predefined gesture denoting a digital reading operation to be performed on a digital content item rendered on the eReader; and

performing the digital reading operation on the eReader.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

utilizing a capacitive touch sensing surface for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

utilizing a 3D motion sensor in conjunction with a capacitive touch sensing surface for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

21. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

utilizing an accelerometer in conjunction with a capacitive touch sensing surface for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.