Methods and Systems for Commencing A Process Based on Motion Detection

• US 20150234473A1
• Filed: 01/19/2015
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Noodoe Corporation
• Original Assignee: Noodoe Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, John C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,557,820 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• 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: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications

Abstract

Methods and systems for commencing a process based on motion detection are provided. First, a first electronic device obtains an input, and receives motion information from a second electronic device, wherein at least one sensor detects a motion of the second electronic device to generate the motion information. The first electronic device determines whether the motion information conforms to the input. When the motion information conforms to the input, a process on the first electronic device is performed.

Claims

1. A method for process management based on motion detection for use in a first electronic device, comprising:

obtaining an input;

receiving motion information from a second electronic device, wherein at least one first sensor detects a motion of the second electronic device to generate the motion information;

determining whether the motion information conforms to the input; and

when the motion information conforms to the input, performing a process on the first electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises a track corresponding to a movement of an object on an input unit of the first electronic device, a track detected by an input unit of the first electronic device, a trigger of at least one input unit of the first electronic device, or a trigger of an event in the first electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a motion of the first electronic device is detected by at least one second sensor to generate the input.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a time difference between a time when the input is received and a time when the motion information is received is less than a predefined value; and

when the time difference is less than the predefined value, performing the process on the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the received input conforms to a predefined pattern in the first electronic device; and

when the received input conforms to the predefined pattern in the first electronic device, performing the process on the first electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether identification data corresponding to the second electronic device conforms to predefined identification data in the first electronic device; and

when the identification data corresponding to the second electronic device conforms to the predefined identification data in the first electronic device, accepting the connection from the second electronic device, and receiving the motion information from the second electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion information comprises a variation of a velocity, a displacement, or heading information generated in a predefined interval in which the motion occurred.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the process comprises an unlocking process for the first electronic device, an operational process for a user interface in the first electronic device, or an activation process for an application in the first electronic device.

9. A system for process management based on motion detection for use in a first electronic device, comprising:

an input obtaining unit obtaining an input;

a reception unit receiving motion information from a second electronic device, wherein at least one first sensor detects a motion of the second electronic device to generate the motion information; and

a processing unit determining whether the motion information conforms to the input, and performing a process on the first electronic device when the motion information conforms to the input.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the input comprises a track corresponding to a movement of an object on an input unit of the first electronic device, a track detected by an input unit of the first electronic device, a trigger of at least one input unit of the first electronic device, or a trigger of an event in the first electronic device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein a motion of the first electronic device is detected by at least one second sensor to generate the input.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit further determines whether a time difference between a time when the input is received and a time when the motion information is received is less than a predefined value, and performs the process on the first electronic device when the time difference is less than the predefined value.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit further determines whether the received input conforms to a predefined pattern in the first electronic device, and performs the process on the first electronic device when the received input conforms to the predefined pattern in the first electronic device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit further determines whether identification data corresponding to the second electronic device conforms to predefined identification data in the first electronic device, and accepts the connection from the second electronic device and receives the motion information from the second electronic device when the identification data corresponding to the second electronic device conforms to the predefined identification data in the first electronic device.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the motion information comprises a variation of a velocity, a displacement, or heading information generated in a predefined interval in which the motion occurred.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the process comprises an unlocking process for the first electronic device, an operational process for a user interface in the first electronic device, or an activation process for an application in the first electronic device.

17. A machine-readable storage medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a device to perform a method for process management based on motion detection for use in a first electronic device, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining an input;

receiving motion information from a second electronic device, wherein at least one first sensor detects a motion of the second electronic device to generate the motion information;

determining whether the motion information conforms to the input; and

when the motion information conforms to the input, performing a process on the first electronic device.