Electronic Map Augmentation through Pointing Gestures Background
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1. A computer-implemented method of augmenting an electronic map with pointing gestures, comprising:
- displaying an electronic map of a current location of a user of the electronic map;
receiving an indication that a person nearby to the user is gesturing; and
augmenting the electronic map by displaying an area toward which the person is gesturing on the electronic map.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for augmenting an electronic map with pointing gestures are provided. The computer-implemented method, system and computer program product display an electronic map of a current location of a user of the electronic map, receive an indication that a person is gesturing, and augment the electronic map by displaying an area toward which the person is gesturing on the electronic map.
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1. A computer-implemented method of augmenting an electronic map with pointing gestures, comprising:
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displaying an electronic map of a current location of a user of the electronic map; receiving an indication that a person nearby to the user is gesturing; and augmenting the electronic map by displaying an area toward which the person is gesturing on the electronic map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for augmenting an electronic map with pointing gestures, comprising:
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at least one storage device to store code data; and at least one processor for processing the code data to; display an electronic map of a current location of a user of the electronic map, receive an indication that a person nearby to the user is gesturing, and augment the electronic map by displaying an area toward which the person is gesturing on the electronic map. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for augmenting an electronic map with pointing gestures, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
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display an electronic map of a current location of a user of the electronic map; receive an indication that a person nearby to the user is gesturing; and augment the electronic map by displaying an area toward which the person is gesturing on the electronic map. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method of figuring out an area being pointed to by a user, comprising:
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detecting that the user initiates a pointing gesture toward the area; in response to detecting that the user initiates the pointing gesture, determining a direction of the pointing gesture; and determining a distance from the user to the area based on the pointing gesture. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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