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CONTROL USING MOVEMENTS

  • US 20160252970A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2016
  • Published: 09/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of receiving a touchless input to an electronic device from a moving input object, the method comprising:

  • determining that one of a plurality of software applications or interaction modes is active on the electronic device;

    selecting, in dependence on the active software application or interaction mode, an active gesture set consisting of a subset of a larger set of predetermined gestures identifiable by the electronic device;

    receiving a signal conveying information relating to movement of the input object when the input object is not in contact with the electronic device;

    processing the received signal to identify a gesture from the active gesture set based on the information relating to movement of the input object, thereby determining a touchless input to the electronic device; and

    the electronic device performing an action in response to the determined touchless input.

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