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1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
- detecting a physical object within a viewing area of a three-dimensional depth sensor of the computing device;
determining whether the physical object is within a predefined proximity of the computing device;
on a display of the computing device, prompting a user to re-position the physical object when the physical object is determined to be outside the predefined proximity;
determining that the physical object, when re-positioned within the predefined proximity, is not associated with a file stored in a memory of the computing device;
in response to determining that the physical object is not associated with a file stored in the memory, enabling the user to associate the physical object with at least one file stored in the memory by performing a hand gesture with respect to the physical object and a representation of the at least one file presented on the display of the computing device;
detecting the hand gesture using the sensor by detecting the user (i) closing a hand over a portion of the display on which the representation of the at least one file is presented, (ii) moving the closed hand away from the display and to the physical object, and (iii) opening the hand over the physical object; and
in response to detecting the user opening the hand over the physical object, associating the physical object with the at least one file.
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Abstract
A method for accessing a file on a computing machine including configuring a sensor to detect an object and a user interacting with the object, associating the object with at least one file on the computing machine, and configuring a display device to render an associated file being accessed in response to the user interacting with the object.
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1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
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detecting a physical object within a viewing area of a three-dimensional depth sensor of the computing device; determining whether the physical object is within a predefined proximity of the computing device; on a display of the computing device, prompting a user to re-position the physical object when the physical object is determined to be outside the predefined proximity; determining that the physical object, when re-positioned within the predefined proximity, is not associated with a file stored in a memory of the computing device; in response to determining that the physical object is not associated with a file stored in the memory, enabling the user to associate the physical object with at least one file stored in the memory by performing a hand gesture with respect to the physical object and a representation of the at least one file presented on the display of the computing device; detecting the hand gesture using the sensor by detecting the user (i) closing a hand over a portion of the display on which the representation of the at least one file is presented, (ii) moving the closed hand away from the display and to the physical object, and (iii) opening the hand over the physical object; and in response to detecting the user opening the hand over the physical object, associating the physical object with the at least one file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device, comprising:
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a three-dimensional depth sensor; a display; a memory storing instructions and a plurality of files; and a processor, coupled to the at least one sensor, the display, and the memory, the processor to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising; detecting a physical object within a viewing area of the sensor; determining whether the physical object is within a predefined proximity of the computing device; on a display of the computing device, prompting a user to re-position the physical object when the physical object is determined to be outside the predefined proximity; determining that the physical object, when re-positioned within the predefined proximity, is not associated with any of the plurality of files; in response to determining that the physical object is not associated with any of the plurality of files, enabling the user to associate the physical object with at least one file of the plurality of files by performing a hand gesture with respect to the physical object and a representation of the at least one file presented on the display; detecting the hand gesture using the sensor by detecting the user (i) closing a hand over a portion of the display on which the representation of the at least one file is presented, (ii) moving the closed hand away from the display and to the physical object, and (iii) opening the closed hand over the object; and in response to detecting the user opening the hand over the physical object, associating the physical object with the at least one file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting a physical object within a viewing area of a three-dimensional depth sensor of the computing device; determining whether the physical object is within a predefined proximity of the computing device; on a display of the computing device, prompting a user to re-position the physical object when the physical object is determined to be outside the predefined proximity; determining that the physical object, when re-positioned within the predefined proximity, is not associated with a file among a plurality of files stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium or another memory of the computing device; in response to determining that the physical object is not associated with a file, enabling the user to associate the physical object with at least one file of the plurality of files stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium or the other memory of the computing device by performing a hand gesture with respect to the physical object and a representation of the at least one file presented on a display of the computing device; detecting the hand gesture using the sensor by detecting the user (i) closing a hand over a portion of the display on which the representation of the at least one file is presented, (ii) moving the closed hand away from the display and to the physical object, and (iii) opening the closed hand over the physical object; and in response to detecting the user opening the hand over the physical object, associating the physical object with the at least one file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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