An Input Axis Between an Apparatus and A Separate Apparatus

• US 20170068320A1
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Coyle-Gilchrist, Matthew, Lehtiniemi, Arto, Eronen, Antti, Eskolin, Peter, Arrasvuori, Juha
• Granted Patent: US 10,732,720 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• 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 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A method comprising determining an input axis that extends between an apparatus and a separate apparatus, receiving information indicative of an input object, the input object being proximate to the input axis, determining an input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object, and determining an operational directive based, at least in part, on the input axis position is disclosed.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A method comprising:

determining an input axis that extends between an apparatus and a separate apparatus;

receiving information indicative of an input object, the input object being proximate to the input axis;

determining an input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object; and

determining an operational directive based, at least in part, on the input axis position.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining that the input object is proximate to the input axis, wherein determining of the position on the input axis is based, at least in part, on determining that the input object is proximate to the input axis.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving different information indicative of the input object, the input object failing to be proximate to the input axis;

determining that the input object fails to be proximate to the input axis; and

precluding determination of a different position on the input axis based, at least in part, on determining that the input object fails to be proximate to the input axis.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the input axis position on the input axis comprises determining an input object correspondence delineation perpendicular to the input axis that intersects at least a part of the input object and determining the input axis position to be a position on the input axis where the input object correspondence delineation intersects the input axis.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein determining of the input axis position on the input axis comprises determining of the input axis position to be a position on the input axis where the input object intersects the input axis.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising causing performance of one or more operation in conformance with the operational directive.

22. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving information indicative of movement of the input object, the input object remaining proximate to the input axis;

determining a different input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object; and

determining a different operational directive based, at least in part, on the different input axis position.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the operational directive causes the apparatus to perform:

determining an apparatus authentication parameter based, at least in part, on the input axis position;

sending an authentication request to the separate apparatus;

receiving an authentication response from the separate apparatus that is indicative of a separate apparatus authentication parameter;

determining that the separate apparatus authentication parameter corresponds with the apparatus authentication parameter; and

causing establishment of a pairing association between the apparatus and the separate apparatus.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving information indicative of movement of the input object, the input object remaining proximate to the input axis;

determining a different input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object; and

determining that the different input axis position is further from the apparatus than the input axis position, wherein determining the operational directive is based, at least in part, on determining that the different input axis position is further from the apparatus than the input axis position.

25. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving an authentication request from the separate apparatus, wherein the operational directive causes the apparatus to perform:

determining an apparatus authentication parameter based, at least in part, on the input axis position; and

sending an authentication response to the separate apparatus that is indicative of the apparatus authentication parameter.

26. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to:

determine an input axis that extends between an apparatus and a separate apparatus;

receive information indicative of an input object, the input object being proximate to the input axis;

determine an input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object; and

determine an operational directive based, at least in part, on the input axis position.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to:

determine that the input object is proximate to the input axis, wherein determining of the position on the input axis is based, at least in part, on determining that the input object is proximate to the input axis.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to:

receive different information indicative of the input object, the input object failing to be proximate to the input axis;

determine that the input object fails to be proximate to the input axis; and

preclude determination of a different position on the input axis based, at least in part, on determining that the input object fails to be proximate to the input axis.

29. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein determination the input axis position on the input axis comprises determination an input object correspondence delineation perpendicular to the input axis that intersects at least a part of the input object and determination the input axis position to be a position on the input axis where the input object correspondence delineation intersects the input axis.

30. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein determination of the input axis position on the input axis comprises determination of the input axis position to be a position on the input axis where the input object intersects the input axis.

31. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to:

perform one or more operation in conformance with the operational directive.

32. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to:

receive information indicative of movement of the input object, the input object remaining proximate to the input axis;

determine a different input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object; and

determine a different operational directive based, at least in part, on the different input axis position.

33. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the operational directive causes the apparatus to:

determine an apparatus authentication parameter based, at least in part, on the input axis position;

send an authentication request to the separate apparatus;

receive an authentication response from the separate apparatus that is indicative of a separate apparatus authentication parameter;

determine that the separate apparatus authentication parameter corresponds with the apparatus authentication parameter; and

cause establishment of a pairing association between the apparatus and the separate apparatus.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to:

receive information indicative of movement of the input object, the input object remaining proximate to the input axis;

determine a different input axis position on the input axis based, at least in part, on the input object; and

determine that the different input axis position is further from the apparatus than the input axis position, wherein determination the operational directive is based, at least in part, on determination that the different input axis position is further from the apparatus than the input axis position.

35. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to receive an authentication request from the separate apparatus, wherein the operational directive causes the apparatus to determine an apparatus authentication parameter based, at least in part, on the input axis position;

and send an authentication response to the separate apparatus that is indicative of the apparatus authentication parameter.