HANDLING-NOISE BASED GESTURE CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20150277743A1
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Isherwood, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,452,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing

Abstract

Embodiments are generally directed to handling-noise based gesture control for electronic devices. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a cover; multiple noise detection elements, the noise detection elements to detect handling-noise including noise generated by a command gesture performed on a surface of the cover of the apparatus, the plurality of noise detection elements including at least a first noise detection element in a first location and a second noise detection element in a second location; and a processor, the processor to process noise data generated by the plurality of noise detection elements to detect and identify the command gesture.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a cover;

a plurality of noise detection elements, the noise detection elements to detect handling-noise including noise generated by a command gesture performed on a surface of the cover of the apparatus, the plurality of noise detection elements including at least a first noise detection element in a first location and a second noise detection element in a second location; and

a processor, the processor to process noise data generated by the plurality of noise detection elements to detect and identify the command gesture.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing of the noise data includes one or more of:

detecting a location of a first component of the command gesture; and

comparing a second component of the command gesture with a noise signature.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein detecting a location of the first component of the command gesture includes comparing timing of detection of a noise at each of the noise detection elements.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first component of the command gesture is a tap on the surface of the cover.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second component of the command gesture is a swipe across the surface of the cover.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display screen on a front side of the apparatus, the command gesture being performed on an opposite back side of the apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first noise detection element is a first microphone and a second noise detection element is a second microphone.

8. A mobile device comprising:

a touchscreen display;

a cover including a front side containing the touchscreen display and a back side;

a first microphone and a second microphone to detect handling-noise including noise generated by a command gesture performed on a surface of the back side of the cover of the mobile device, the first microphone being in a first location in the cover and the second microphone being in a second location in the cover; and

a processor, the processor to process noise data generated by first and second microphones to detect and identify the command gesture.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the processing of the noise data includes one or more of:

detecting a location of a first component of the command gesture; and

comparing a second component of the command gesture with a noise signature.

10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein detecting a location of the first component of the command gesture includes comparing timing of detection of a noise at the first microphone and at the second microphone.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein detecting the location of the first component of the command gesture includes identifying a portion of the cover receiving an impact.

12. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the first component of the command gesture is a tap on the surface of the cover.

13. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the second component of the command gesture is a swipe across the surface of the cover.

14. The mobile device of claim 9, further comprising a memory element to store one or more of:

one or more noise signatures; and

timing data for detecting a location of a noise.

15. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the processing of the noise data includes rejecting a noise as a command gesture if a second component of a command gesture is not detected within a predetermined amount of time after detection of a first component of the command gesture.

16. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the processor is to perform a gesture recognition training sequence for the mobile device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting handling-noise with a plurality of noise detectors, the handling-noise being related to a command gesture performed on a cover of a mobile device;

processing noise data generated by a first microphone and by a second microphone to detect and identify the command gesture performing an action in response to the command gesture; and

performing an action in response to the identified command gesture.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein processing the noise data includes one or more of:

detecting a location of a first component of the command gesture; and

comparing a second component of the command gesture with a noise signature.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein detecting a location of the first component of the command gesture includes comparing timing of detection of a noise at the first microphone and at the second microphone.

20. The medium of claim 18, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

rejecting a noise as a command gesture if a second component of a command gesture is not detected within a predetermined amount of time after detection of a first component of the command gesture.

21. The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

performing a training sequence for the mobile device.

22. A method comprising:

detecting handling-noise with a plurality of noise detectors, the handling-noise being related to a command gesture performed on a cover of a mobile device;

processing noise data generated by a first microphone and by a second microphone to detect and identify the command gesture performing an action in response to the command gesture; and

performing an action in response to the identified command gesture.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein processing the noise data includes one or more of:

detecting a location of a first component of the command gesture; and

comparing a second component of the command gesture with a noise signature.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein detecting a location of the first component of the command gesture includes comparing timing of detection of a noise at the first microphone and at the second microphone.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

rejecting a noise as a command gesture if a second component of a command gesture is not detected within a predetermined amount of time after detection of a first component of the command gesture.