DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INPUT PROCESS

• US 20170083187A1
• Filed: 03/10/2015
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Keun Joo, HA, Tae Young, Lee, So Young, Ryu, Hyun Surk
• Granted Patent: US 10,817,138 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• 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 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for processing an input are provided. The apparatus includes a shape identifier configured to identify a first shape corresponding to a user input among shapes, a pattern identifier configured to identify a first pattern corresponding to the user input among patterns, and a determiner configured to determine a first command corresponding to the first shape and the first pattern.

Claims

1. An apparatus for processing an input, the apparatus comprising:

a shape identifier configured to identify a first shape corresponding to a user input among shapes;

a pattern identifier configured to identify a first pattern corresponding to the user input among patterns; and

a determiner configured to determine a first command corresponding to the first shape and the first pattern.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a voice identifier configured to:

analyze a user voice associated with the user input; and

identify a voice command corresponding to the analyzed user voice.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the determiner is further configured to determine a second command corresponding to the first shape, the first pattern, and the voice command.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pattern identifier is further configured to:

identify a corresponding to a portion of the user input; and

identify a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern and the speed.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a parser configured to parse a combination of the first shape and the first pattern into sub-combinations.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the determiner is further configured to determine a second command corresponding to the sub-combinations.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a depth identifier configured to identify a depth corresponding to the user input,

wherein the determiner is further configured to determine a second command corresponding to the first shape, the first pattern, and the depth.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shape identifier is further configured to identify a second shape corresponding to the user input, the second shape differing from the first shape, and

the determiner is further configured to determine a second command corresponding to the first pattern and the second shape, a hierarchy level of the second command differing from a hierarchy level of the first command, among command hierarchy levels.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first command is a file move command, and

the second command is a folder move command.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein, in a media application, the first command is a content move command, and the second command is a category move command.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein, in an image viewer application, the first command is an image move command, and the second command is an album move command.

12. An apparatus for processing an input, the apparatus comprising:

a depth identifier configured to identify a first depth corresponding to a user input;

a pattern identifier configured to identify a pattern corresponding to the user input among patterns; and

a determiner configured to determine a first command corresponding to the pattern and the first depth.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the depth identifier is further configured to identify a second depth corresponding to the user input, and

the determiner is further configured to determine a second command corresponding to the pattern and the second depth, a hierarchy level of the second command differing from a hierarchy level of the first command, among command hierarchy levels.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second depth corresponds to the hierarchy level of the second command, and

the second command is a level move command.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a parser configured to parse a combination of the first depth and the pattern into sub-combinations,

wherein the determiner is further configured to determine a second command corresponding to the sub-combinations.

16. A method of processing an input, the method comprising:

identifying a first shape corresponding to a user input among shapes;

identifying a pattern corresponding to the user input among patterns; and

determining a first command corresponding to the first shape and the pattern.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

analyzing a user voice associated with the user input;

identifying a voice command corresponding to the analyzed user voice; and

determining a second command corresponding to the first shape, the pattern, and the voice command.

18. A method of processing an input, the method comprising:

identifying a depth corresponding to a user input;

identifying a pattern corresponding to the user input among gesture patterns; and

determining a first command corresponding to the depth and the pattern.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising parsing a combination of the pattern and the depth into sub-combinations.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a second command corresponding to the combinations.