Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enabling use of remote devices with pre-defined gestures

• US 8,902,180 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2011
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Laibowitz, Mat, Samanta, Vids, Paradiso, Joseph A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bolotin, Dmitriy
• Application Number:
  US13/328,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20130154915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,082 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for enabling use of external devices with pre-defined gestures. A method may include receiving operation information from a remote device, wherein the operation information indicates at least one operation that may be invoked by the remote device. The method may further include associating, by a processor, at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation. The method may further include receiving user input. The method may further include determining that the user input corresponds to the at least one pre-defined gesture. The method may further include causing transmission of indication information to the remote device, wherein the indication information provides an indication to the remote device to perform the at least one operation associated with the pre-defined gesture. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving operation information from a remote device, wherein the operation information indicates at least one operation that may be invoked by the remote device;

associating, by a processor, at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation;

receiving user input from a user, wherein the user input is defined by input data indicative of the user input;

applying an input evaluation directive to the input data to form modified user input data, wherein the input evaluation directive defines a conversion that is customized to the user;

determining that the modified user input corresponds to the at least one pre-defined gesture; and

causing transmission of indication information to the remote device, wherein the indication information provides an indication to the remote device to perform the at least one operation associated with the pre-defined gesture.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input data comprises information indicating sensor data indicative of the user input.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second user input;

determining that the second user input indicates the pre-defined gesture; and

causing modification of the input evaluation directive.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the second user input comprises second input data indicative of the second user input, and wherein causing modification to the input evaluation directive comprises modifying the input evaluation directive such that the second input data is converted to modified second input data that equates to the at least one pre-defined gesture.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein causing modification of the input evaluation directive occurs prior to receiving operation information from a remote device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operation information further comprises at least one guidance directive, wherein the at least one guidance directive indicates a suggested type of pre-defined gesture to associate with the at least one operation.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein associating the at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation comprises associating the at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation based at least in part on the guidance directive.

8. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive operation information from a remote device, wherein the operation information indicates at least one operation that may be invoked by the remote device;

associate at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation;

receive user input from a user, wherein the user input is defined by input data indicative of the user input;

apply an input evaluation directive to the input data to form modified user input data, wherein the input evaluation directive defines a conversion that is customized to the user;

determine that the modified user input corresponds to the at least one pre-defined gesture; and

cause transmission of indication information to the remote device, wherein the indication information provides an indication to the remote device to perform the at least one operation associated with the pre-defined gesture.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the input data comprises information indicating sensor data indicative of the user input.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive a second user input;

determine that the second user input indicates the pre-defined gesture; and

cause modification of the input evaluation directive.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second user input comprises second input data indicative of the second user input, and wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause modification to the input evaluation directive by modifying the input evaluation directive such that the second input data is converted to modified second input data that equates to the at least one pre-defined gesture.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause modification of the input evaluation directive prior to receiving operation information from a remote device.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the operation information further comprises at least one guidance directive, wherein the at least one guidance directive indicates a suggested type of pre-defined gesture to associate with the at least one operation.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to associate the at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation by associating the at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation based at least in part on the guidance directive.

15. Computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program code portions stored thereon, the program code portions being a computer readable medium and configured when said program product is run on a computer or network device, to:

receive operation information from a remote device, wherein the operation information indicates at least one operation that may be invoked by the remote device;

associate at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation;

receive user input from a user, wherein the user input is defined by input data indicative of the user input;

apply an input evaluation directive to the input data to form modified user input data, wherein the input evaluation directive defines a conversion that is customized to the user;

determine that the modified user input corresponds to the at least one pre-defined gesture; and

cause transmission of indication information to the remote device, wherein the indication information provides an indication to the remote device to perform the at least one operation associated with the pre-defined gesture.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the input data comprises information indicating sensor data indicative of the user input.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program code portions are further configured when said program product is run on a computer or network device, to:

receive a second user input;

determine that the second user input indicates the pre-defined gesture; and

cause modification of the input evaluation directive.