Guide mode for gesture spaces
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor within a computer, causes the computer to perform operations for a guide mode for a gesture system, the operations comprising;
calibrating a participant gesture sphere for a first user and a separate guide gesture sphere for a second user, the participant gesture sphere partially overlapping the guide gesture sphere, wherein the first user and the second user share a common display device;
monitoring the participant gesture sphere and the guide gesture sphere, wherein the participant gesture sphere corresponds to a participant domain on a display device;
recognizing a gesture from the guide gesture sphere;
identifying an action corresponding to the gesture;
determining if the gesture system is operating in a guide mode;
executing the action corresponding to the gesture from the guide gesture sphere within the participant domain in response to a determination that the gesture system is operating in the guide mode; and
ignoring gesture input from the first user in the participant gesture sphere in response to a determination that the gesture system is operating in the guide mode.
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Abstract
A gesture system executes actions or commands based on gesture inputs. The system includes a detection subsystem and a gesture processing device. The detection subsystem monitor a plurality of gesture spheres, including a participant gesture sphere and a guide gesture sphere. The participant gesture sphere corresponds to a first user and a participant domain on a display device. The guide gesture sphere corresponds to a second user. The gesture processing device implements a guide mode to execute an action within the participant domain based on a gesture from the guide gesture sphere.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor within a computer, causes the computer to perform operations for a guide mode for a gesture system, the operations comprising; calibrating a participant gesture sphere for a first user and a separate guide gesture sphere for a second user, the participant gesture sphere partially overlapping the guide gesture sphere, wherein the first user and the second user share a common display device; monitoring the participant gesture sphere and the guide gesture sphere, wherein the participant gesture sphere corresponds to a participant domain on a display device; recognizing a gesture from the guide gesture sphere; identifying an action corresponding to the gesture; determining if the gesture system is operating in a guide mode; executing the action corresponding to the gesture from the guide gesture sphere within the participant domain in response to a determination that the gesture system is operating in the guide mode; and ignoring gesture input from the first user in the participant gesture sphere in response to a determination that the gesture system is operating in the guide mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gesture system comprising:
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a processor and memory; a detection subsystem to monitor a plurality of gesture spheres, wherein the plurality of gesture spheres comprises; a participant gesture sphere for a first user, wherein the participant gesture sphere corresponds to a participant domain on a display device; and a separate guide gesture sphere for a second user, and wherein the participant gesture sphere partially overlaps the guide gesture sphere; and a gesture processing device coupled to the detection subsystem, wherein the gesture processing device is configured to calibrate, by the processor, the participant gesture sphere and guide gesture sphere, wherein the first user and the second user share the display device, and implement a guide mode to execute an action within the participant domain based on a gesture from the guide gesture sphere, and ignore a gesture from the first user in the participant gesture sphere in response to a determination that the gesture processing device is operating in the guide mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a gesture system, the method comprising:
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calibrating a participant gesture sphere for a first user and a separate guide gesture sphere for a second user, the participant gesture sphere partially overlapping the guide gesture sphere, wherein the first user and the second user share a common display device; monitoring the participant gesture sphere and the guide gesture sphere, wherein the participant gesture sphere corresponds to a participant domain on a display device; recognizing a gesture from the guide gesture sphere; identifying an action corresponding to the gesture from the guide gesture sphere; determining if the gesture system is operating in a guide mode; executing the action corresponding to the gesture from the guide gesture sphere within the participant domain in response to a determination that the gesture system is operating in the guide mode; and ignoring gesture input from the first user in the participant gesture sphere in response to a determination that the gesture system is operating in the guide mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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