Method and System for Improving Application Ergonomics in a Hand-Held Device

• US 20170235365A1
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Original Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Inventors: SIRIPURAPU, Rahul, PATHANGAY, Vinod
• Granted Patent: US 10,620,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for improving application ergonomics in a hand-held device. The application ergonomics is improved by a layout optimizing unit of the hand-held device which detects a touch on the hand-held device and receives one or more signals corresponding to the region of the touch on the hand-held device. The one or more signals received are validated by the layout optimizing unit and usage of at least one hand of both hands is determined based on the validated signals. The layout optimizing unit determines a user interface layout of the hand-held device based on the determined usage to improve the application ergonomics of the hand-held device.

Claims

1. A method for improving application ergonomics in a hand-held device, the method comprising:

detecting, by a layout optimizing unit, a touch on the hand-held device;

receiving, by the layout optimizing unit, one or more signals corresponding to region of the touch on the hand-held device, wherein the one or more signals comprise Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals and Photo Photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals;

validating, by the layout optimizing unit, the one or more signals;

determining, by the layout optimizing unit, usage of at least one hand of both hands based on the validation; and

determining, by the layout optimizing unit, User Interface (UI) layout of the hand-held device based on the determined usage to improve the application ergonomics in the hand-held device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the validation of the ECG signals is performed by obtaining the ECG signals when both hands of a user are in contact with the hand-held device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ECG signals are valid between a bandwidth range of 0.16 to 25 hertz.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising determining edge of the hand-held device touched by the user based on the region of the touch on the hand-held device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 further comprising determining the touch of the user on the edge of the device through one of right hand and left hand of the both hands based on the region of the touch on the hand-held device and the ECG signals.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the validation of the PPG signals comprises identifying pulse of the user through user contact with the hand-held device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the usage of one hand of both hands is determined by identification of the valid PPG signals.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein determining the user interface layout of the hand-held device comprises determining at least one of arrangement of user interface elements and orientation of the user interface layout based on the usage of hands.

9. A layout optimizing unit for improving application ergonomics in a hand-held device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor to;

detect a touch on the hand-held device;

receive one or more signals corresponding to region of the touch on the hand-held device, wherein the one or more signals comprise Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals and Photo Photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals;

validate the one or more signals;

determine usage of at least one hand of both hands based on the validation; and

determine User Interface (UI) layout of the hand-held device based on the determined usage to improve the application ergonomics in the hand-held device.

10. The layout optimizing unit as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor validates the ECG signals by obtaining the ECG signals when both hands of a user are in contact with the hand-held device.

11. The layout optimizing unit as claimed in claim 10, wherein the ECG signals are valid between a bandwidth range of 0.16 to 25 hertz.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor further comprises determining edge of the hand-held device touched by the user based on the region of the touch on the hand-held device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the processor further comprises determining the touch of the user on the edge of the device through one of right hand and left hand of the both hands based on the region of the touch on the hand-held device and the ECG signals.

14. The layout optimizing unit as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor validates the PPG signals by identifying pulse of the user through user contact with the hand-held device.

15. The layout optimizing unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein the processor determines the usage of one hand of both hands by identification of the valid PPG signals.

16. The layout optimizing unit as claimed in claim 9, wherein determining the user interface layout of the hand-held device comprises determining at least one of arrangement of user interface elements and orientation of the user interface layout based on the usage of hands.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instruction stored thereon that when processed by at least one processor cause a layout optimizing unit to perform operation comprising:

detecting a touch on the hand-held device;

receiving one or more signals corresponding to region of the touch on the hand-held device, wherein the one or more signals comprise Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals and Photo Photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals;

validating the one or more signals;

determining usage of at least one hand of both hands based on the validation; and

determining User Interface (UI) layout of the hand-held device based on the determined usage to improve the application ergonomics in the hand-held device.

18. The medium as claimed in claim 17, wherein the instruction causes the processor to validate the ECG signals by obtaining the ECG signals when both hands of a user are in contact with the hand-held device.

19. The medium as claimed in claim 18, wherein the ECG signals are valid between a bandwidth range of 0.16 to 25 hertz.

20. The medium as claimed in claim 17, wherein the instruction further causes the processor to determine edge of the hand-held device touched by the user based on the region of the touch on the hand-held device.