Touch gestures for remote control operations
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, via a presence-sensitive display of the first device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture, the first drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a first character;
transmitting, by the first device to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture, wherein the second device includes a display displaying one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least a first one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the first data;
receiving, at the first device, via the presence-sensitive display, a second user input comprising a second drawing gesture, the second drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a second character;
transmitting, by the first device to the second device, second data representing the second drawing gesture, wherein the at least a second one of the selectable elements includes both the first character and the second character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the second data;
after transmitting the second data, receiving, at the first device, via the presence-sensitive display, a third user input comprising a motion gesture; and
transmitting, by the first device to the second device, third data representing the motion gesture, wherein at least a third one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the third data.
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Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user of a first computing device (e.g., a mobile device) with the ability to utilize the first computing device to control a second computing device (e.g., a television). Specifically, the techniques of this disclosure may, in some examples, allow the user to use drawing gestures on a mobile computing device to remotely control and operate the second computing device. Using a presence-sensitive user interface device (e.g., a touch screen), the user may use drawing gestures to indicate characters associated with operations and commands to control the second computing device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first device, via a presence-sensitive display of the first device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture, the first drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a first character; transmitting, by the first device to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture, wherein the second device includes a display displaying one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least a first one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the first data; receiving, at the first device, via the presence-sensitive display, a second user input comprising a second drawing gesture, the second drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a second character; transmitting, by the first device to the second device, second data representing the second drawing gesture, wherein the at least a second one of the selectable elements includes both the first character and the second character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the second data; after transmitting the second data, receiving, at the first device, via the presence-sensitive display, a third user input comprising a motion gesture; and transmitting, by the first device to the second device, third data representing the motion gesture, wherein at least a third one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the third data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a first device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a first device, via a presence-sensitive display of the first device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture, the first drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a first character; transmitting, by the first device to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture, wherein the second device includes a display outputting one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least a first one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the first data; receiving, at the first device, via the presence-sensitive display of the first device, a second user input comprising a second drawing gesture, the second drawing gesture representing a drawing representing to a second character; and transmitting, by the first device to the second device, data representing the second drawing gesture, wherein at least one of a second of the selectable elements includes both the first character and the second character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the second data; after transmitting the second data, receiving, at the first device, via the presence-sensitive display of the first device, a third user input comprising a motion gesture; and transmitting, by the first device to the second device, third data representing the motion gesture, wherein at least a third one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the third data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A first device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a presence-sensitive display; a gesture module operable by the one or more processors to receive, via the presence-sensitive device, a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture and a second user input comprising a second drawing gesture, wherein the first drawing gesture represents a drawing corresponding to a first character, and wherein the second drawing gesture represents a drawing corresponding to a second character; a network interface configured to transmit, to a second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, first data representing the first drawing gesture, wherein the second device includes a display outputting one or more selectable elements, and wherein at least a first one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the first data; the network interface being further configured to transmit second data representing the second drawing gesture to the second device wirelessly coupled to the first device, wherein at least a second one of the selectable elements includes both the first character and the second character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the second data; a user interface controller operable by the one or more processors to receive, via the presence-sensitive user interface device, a third user input comprising a motion gesture; and the network interface being further configured to transmit third data representing the motion gesture to the second device, wherein at least a third one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the third data.
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12. A system comprising:
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a first device comprising; a presence-sensitive display configured to receive a user input; a network interface configured to transmit data; and a second device coupled to the first device, the second device comprising a display configured to output one or more selectable elements; wherein the presence-sensitive display receives a first user input comprising a first drawing gesture, the first drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a first character, wherein the network interface transmits to the second device first data representing the first drawing gesture, wherein at least a first one of the selectable elements includes the first character is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the first data, wherein the presence-sensitive user interface device receives a second user input comprising a second drawing gesture, the second drawing gesture representing a drawing corresponding to a second character, wherein the network interface transmits, to the second device, second data representing the second drawing gesture, wherein at least a second one of the selectable elements includes both the first character and the second character and is selected in response to visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the second data, wherein after the second data is transmitted, the presence-sensitive display receives a third user input comprising a motion gesture wherein the network interface transmits to the second device third data representing the motion gesture, and wherein a third at least one of the selectable elements includes the first character and is visually indicated on the display of the second device based upon the third data.
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