Systems and methods for providing gesture indicative data via a head wearable computing device

• US 9,204,245 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Holman, Pablos, Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan
• Application Number:
  US14/088,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20150031300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/63.4, 455/66.1, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/134, 455/135, 455/334, 455/522
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/203 for converged personal network application service interworking, e.g. OMA converged personal network services [CPNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user; and directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user; and

directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary.

2. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user; and

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary.

3. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is indicative of the one or more user gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of the one or more user gestures.

4. The computationally-implemented system of claim 3, wherein said means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is indicative of the one or more user gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of the one or more user gestures comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of the one or more user gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of one or more user hand and/or arm gestures.

5. The computationally-implemented system of claim 4, wherein said means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of the one or more user gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of one or more user hand and/or arm gestures comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of the one or more user hand and/or arm gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of one or more user hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more visual items.

6. The computationally-implemented system of claim 5, wherein said means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of the one or more user hand and/or arm gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of one or more user hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more visual items comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of one or more user hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more visual items including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is in the form of image data that is indicative of one or more user hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more virtual items.

7. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals having one or more frequencies from the 60 GHz frequency band having a frequency range between 57 GHz and 64 GHz.

8. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more queries via one or more query signals that queries the head wearable computing device to provide to the limb wearable computing device one or more confirmations that confirms that the head wearable computing device is capable of providing the gesture indicative data.

9. The computationally-implemented system of claim 8, wherein said means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more queries via one or more query signals that queries the head wearable computing device to provide to the limb wearable computing device one or more confirmations that confirms that the head wearable computing device is capable of providing the gesture indicative data comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more queries via the one or more query signals that queries the head wearable computing device to provide to the limb wearable computing device the one or more confirmations that confirms that the head wearable computing device is capable of providing the gesture indicative data including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive one or more queries via one or more query signals that queries the head wearable computing device to provide to the limb wearable computing device one or more confirmations that confirms that one or more hands and/or arms of a user is or are visible through one or more cameras of the head wearable computing device.

10. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals having one or more frequencies from the 60 GHz frequency band having a frequency range between 57 GHz and 64 GHz.

11. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user comprises:

means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data including means for facilitating the head wearable computing device to receive the one or more solicitations via the one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals that are requested to be transmitted using one or more transmit powers less than 0.8 milliwatt.

12. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for directing one or more components of the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals.

13. The computationally-implemented system of claim 12, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for directing one or more components of the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals comprises:

means for directing the one or more components of the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for pointing a directional antenna of the head wearable computing device towards a determined location of the limb wearable computing device relative to the head wearable computing device in order to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals.

14. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data in the form of image data.

15. The computationally-implemented system of claim 14, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data in the form of image data comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data in the form of image data including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device image data that provides one or more images showing one or more hand and/or arm gestures.

16. The computationally-implemented system of claim 15, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data in the form of image data including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device image data that provides one or more images showing one or more hand and/or arm gestures comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the image data that provides the one or more images showing the one or more hand and/or arm gestures including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device image data that provides one or more images showing one or more hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more visual elements.

17. The computationally-implemented system of claim 16, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the image data that provides the one or more images showing the one or more hand and/or arm gestures including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device image data that provides one or more images showing one or more hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more visual elements comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device image data that provides the one or more images showing the one or more hand and/or arm gestures relative to the one or more visual elements including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device image data providing one or more images showing one or more hand and/or arm gestures relative to one or more virtual elements that were displayed through the head wearable computing device.

18. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals having one or more frequencies from the 60 GHz frequency band having a frequency range between 57 GHz and 64 GHz.

19. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals using 0.8 milliwatt or less of transmit power to transmit the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals.

20. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for determining, prior to transmitting the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device.

21. The computationally-implemented system of claim 20, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals including means for determining, prior to transmitting the gesture indicative data via the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device comprises:

means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more signals received by the head wearable computing device from the limb wearable computing device.

22. The computationally-implemented system of claim 21, wherein said means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more signals received by the head wearable computing device from the limb wearable computing device comprises:

means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device in order to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more responsive signals received by the head wearable computing device and that were transmitted by the limb wearable computing device, the one or more responsive signals transmitted by the limb wearable computing device responsive to the limb wearable computing device receiving one or more low-power prompting signals that were broadcasted by the head wearable computing device.

23. The computationally-implemented system of claim 22, wherein said means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device in order to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more responsive signals received by the head wearable computing device and that were transmitted by the limb wearable computing device, the one or more responsive signals transmitted by the limb wearable computing device responsive to the limb wearable computing device receiving one or more low-power prompting signals that were broadcasted by the head wearable computing device comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals that are designed to prompt the limb wearable computing device to transmit the one or more responsive signals upon the limb wearable computing device detecting the one or more low-power prompting signals; and

means for directing the head wearable computing device to monitor for the one or more responsive signals following transmission of the one or more low-power prompting signals.

24. The computationally-implemented system of claim 23, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals that are designed to prompt the limb wearable computing device to transmit the one or more responsive signals upon the limb wearable computing device detecting the one or more low-power prompting signals comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals, the one or more low-power prompting signals not being discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary of the communication range of the head wearable computing device.

25. The computationally-implemented system of claim 23, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals that are designed to prompt the limb wearable computing device to transmit the one or more responsive signals upon the limb wearable computing device detecting the one or more low-power prompting signals comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals including means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals using 0.8 milliwatt or less of transmit power.

26. The computationally-implemented system of claim 23, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals that are designed to prompt the limb wearable computing device to transmit the one or more responsive signals upon the limb wearable computing device detecting the one or more low-power prompting signals comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals using different levels of transmit power, where the one or more low-power prompting signals are transmitted at each level of transmit power for predefined increment or increments of time.

27. The computationally-implemented system of claim 26, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals using different levels of transmit power, where the one or more low-power prompting signals are transmitted at each level of transmit power for predefined increment or increments of time comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals using different levels of transmit power that are less than 1 milliwatt.

28. The computationally-implemented system of claim 26, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals using different levels of transmit power, where the one or more low-power prompting signals are transmitted at each level of transmit power for predefined increment or increments of time comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to pause transmission of the one or more low-power prompting signals between each transmission of the one or more low-power prompting signals at each of the different levels of transmit power in order to monitor for the one or more responsive signals following each transmission of the one or more low-power prompting signals at each of the different levels of transmit power.

29. The computationally-implemented system of claim 23, wherein said means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals that are designed to prompt the limb wearable computing device to transmit the one or more responsive signals upon the limb wearable computing device detecting the one or more low-power prompting signals comprises:

means for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit the one or more low-power prompting signals having one or more frequencies form the 60 GHz frequency band having a frequency range between 57 GHz and 64 GHz.

30. The computationally-implemented system of claim 21, wherein said means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more signals received by the head wearable computing device from the limb wearable computing device comprises:

means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more unsolicited beacon signals received by the head wearable computing device and that were transmitted by the limb wearable computing device.

31. The computationally-implemented system of claim 30, wherein said means for determining the amount of transmit power needed by the head wearable computing device to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device based, at least in part, on one or more unsolicited beacon signals received by the head wearable computing device and that were transmitted by the limb wearable computing device comprises:

means for determining signal strength or strengths of the one or more unsolicited beacon signals upon being received by the head wearable computing device in order to determine the amount of transmit power needed to successfully communicate the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals to the limb wearable computing device from the head wearable computing device.

32. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, further comprising:

means for detecting, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures in order to generate the gesture indicative data.

33. The computationally-implemented system of claim 32, wherein said means for detecting, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures in order to generate the gesture indicative data comprises:

means for detecting, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures including means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures.

34. The computationally-implemented system of claim 33, wherein said means for detecting, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures including means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures comprises:

means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures including means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, one or more user hand and/or arm gestures.

35. The computationally-implemented system of claim 34, wherein said means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures including means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, one or more user hand and/or arm gestures comprises:

means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, one or more user hand and/or arm gestures including means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user hand and/or arm gestures with respect to one or more visual elements.

36. The computationally-implemented system of claim 35, wherein said means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, one or more user hand and/or arm gestures including means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user hand and/or arm gestures with respect to one or more visual elements comprises:

means for detecting visually, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user hand and/or arm gestures with respect to one or more virtual elements that were displayed through the head wearable computing device.

37. The computationally-implemented system of claim 2, further comprising:

means for displaying, via the head wearable computing device, one or more virtual elements in order to prompt a user to exhibit the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements; and

means for detecting, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements in order to generate the gesture indicative data.

38. The computationally-implemented system of claim 37, wherein said means for displaying, via the head wearable computing device, one or more virtual elements in order to prompt a user to exhibit the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements comprises:

means for displaying, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more virtual elements including means for displaying, via the head wearable computing device, one or more virtual keys.

39. The computationally-implemented system of claim 37, wherein said means for detecting, via the head wearable computing device, the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements in order to generate the gesture indicative data comprises:

means for detecting the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements in order to generate the gesture indicative data including means for detecting spatially the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements being displayed through the head wearable computing device.

40. The computationally-implemented system of claim 39, wherein said means for detecting the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements in order to generate the gesture indicative data including means for detecting spatially the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements being displayed through the head wearable computing device comprises:

means for detecting spatially the one or more user gestures with respect to the one or more virtual elements being displayed through the head wearable computing device including means for detecting spatially one or more user hand and/or arm movements with respect to the one or more virtual elements being displayed through the head wearable computing device.

41. A system, comprising:

circuitry for facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user; and

circuitry for directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device, the communication range being a spatial volume that includes the head wearable computing device and being externally defined by an enveloping boundary, where the one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals transmitted by the head wearable computing device being discernible over background noise within the enveloping boundary and not discernible over background noise outside the enveloping boundary.