Gestures for Interactive Textiles
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more memories having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the one or more processors, implement a gesture manager, the gesture manager configured to;
determine a context associated with the computing device or a user of the computing device;
receive touch data from an interactive textile woven into a clothing item worn by the user;
analyze the touch data to identify a gesture; and
initiate a functionality of the computing device based on the gesture and the context.
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Abstract
This document describes gestures for interactive textiles. A gesture manager is implemented at a computing device that is wirelessly coupled to the interactive textile. The gesture manager enables the user to create gestures and assign the gestures to various functionalities of the computing device to enable the user to initiate a functionality, at a subsequent time, by inputting a gesture assigned to the functionality into the interactive textile. The gesture manager may be configured to select a functionality based on both a gesture to the interactive textile and a context of the computing device. In one or more implementations, the interactive textile is coupled to one or more output devices (e.g., a light source, a speaker, or a display) that is integrated within the flexible object. The output device can be controlled to provide notifications and/or feedback to the user based on the user'"'"'s interactions with the interactive textile.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memories having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the one or more processors, implement a gesture manager, the gesture manager configured to; determine a context associated with the computing device or a user of the computing device; receive touch data from an interactive textile woven into a clothing item worn by the user; analyze the touch data to identify a gesture; and initiate a functionality of the computing device based on the gesture and the context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, touch data from an interactive textile woven into an item of clothing, the computing device wirelessly coupled to the interactive textile; analyzing the touch data to identify a gesture; receiving user input to the computing device to assign the gesture to a functionality of the computing device; and assigning the gesture to the functionality of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interactive textile configured to be integrated within a flexible object, the interactive textile comprising:
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a grid of conductive thread woven into the interactive textile to form a capacitive touch sensor; at output device configured to provide audio or visual output; and a textile controller coupled to the capacitive touch sensor and the output device, the textile controller configured to; detect touch-input to the capacitive touch sensor when an object touches the capacitive touch sensor; process the touch-input to provide touch data usable to control a computing device or an application at the computing device; and control the output device to provide feedback for the touch-input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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