Gesture detection zones
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an operator input device that detects gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points, an input area of the operator input device comprises a plurality of gesture detection zones; and
a processor coupled to the operator input device, the processor executes;
a gesture recognition software program that causes the processor to;
process inputs from the input device; and
recognize a primary gesture and a simultaneous secondary gesture detected in a same one of the gesture detection zones, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and a gesture detection zone in which the secondary gesture is detected; and
recognize a plurality of secondary gestures performed in different gesture detection zones simultaneous with the primary gesture, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and gesture detection zones in which each of the secondary gestures is detected;
wherein location of each of the plurality of gesture detection zones is independent of both the primary gesture and the secondary gesture.
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Abstract
A system and method for utilizing a gesture-based user interface. A system includes an operator input device and a processor. The operator input device detects gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. An input area of the operator input device includes a plurality of gesture detection zones. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes a gesture recognition software program that processes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program causes the processor to recognize a primary gesture and a simultaneous secondary gesture, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and a gesture detection zone in which the secondary gesture is detected.
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16 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an operator input device that detects gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points, an input area of the operator input device comprises a plurality of gesture detection zones; and a processor coupled to the operator input device, the processor executes; a gesture recognition software program that causes the processor to; process inputs from the input device; and recognize a primary gesture and a simultaneous secondary gesture detected in a same one of the gesture detection zones, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and a gesture detection zone in which the secondary gesture is detected; and recognize a plurality of secondary gestures performed in different gesture detection zones simultaneous with the primary gesture, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and gesture detection zones in which each of the secondary gestures is detected; wherein location of each of the plurality of gesture detection zones is independent of both the primary gesture and the secondary gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A method, comprising:
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detecting a primary gesture with an operator input device coupled to a processor, the primary gesture comprising movement of a touch point on the operator input device; detecting a secondary gesture with the operator input device, the second gesture is detected contemporaneously with the primary gesture; independent of both the primary gesture and the secondary gesture, determining location of a plurality of gesture detection zones of the operator input device; recognizing the primary gesture and the secondary gesture with the processor, both; if the primary gesture and the secondary gesture are detected in a same one of the gesture detection zones; and if the primary gesture and the second gesture are detected in different gesture detection zones; and performing a processing function with the processor based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and one of the gesture detection zones in which the secondary gesture is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, comprising:
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instructions that when executed cause a processor to divide a detection area of a gesture input device into a plurality of gesture detection zones; instructions that when executed cause the processor to recognize a primary gesture and a secondary gesture performed concurrently with the primary gesture, both; if the primary gesture and the secondary gesture are detected in a same one of the gesture detection zones; and if the primary gesture and the secondary gesture are detected in different gesture detection zones; and instructions that when executed cause the processor to select a processing function to perform based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and a gesture detection zone in which the secondary gesture is performed; wherein location of each of the plurality of gesture detection zones is independent of both the primary gesture and the secondary gesture. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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