Three dimensional user interface session control using depth sensors
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a computer executing a non-tactile three dimensional (3D) user interface, a focus gesture made by a hand positioned within a field of view of a sensing device coupled to the computer;
upon detecting the focus gesture, conveying a prompt to unlock the user interface;
subsequently, receiving, by the computer, a set of multiple 3D coordinates representing a gesture by the hand, the gesture comprising a rising motion along a vertical axis in space; and
transitioning the non-tactile 3D user interface from a locked state to an unlocked state upon detecting completion of the gesture.
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Abstract
A method, including receiving, by a computer executing a non-tactile three dimensional (3D) user interface, a set of multiple 3D coordinates representing a gesture by a hand positioned within a field of view of a sensing device coupled to the computer, the gesture including a first motion in a first direction along a selected axis in space, followed by a second motion in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, along the selected axis. Upon detecting completion of the gesture, the non-tactile 3D user interface is transitioned from a first state to a second state.
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a computer executing a non-tactile three dimensional (3D) user interface, a focus gesture made by a hand positioned within a field of view of a sensing device coupled to the computer; upon detecting the focus gesture, conveying a prompt to unlock the user interface; subsequently, receiving, by the computer, a set of multiple 3D coordinates representing a gesture by the hand, the gesture comprising a rising motion along a vertical axis in space; and transitioning the non-tactile 3D user interface from a locked state to an unlocked state upon detecting completion of the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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a sensing device; and a computer executing a non-tactile three dimensional (3D) user interface and configured to; detect a focus gesture made by a hand positioned within a field of view of the sensing device, upon detecting the focus gesture, convey a prompt to unlock the user interface, subsequently, receive, from the sensing device, a set of multiple 3D coordinates representing a gesture by the hand, the gesture comprising a rising motion along a vertical axis in space, and transition the non-tactile 3D user interface from a locked state to an unlocked state upon detecting completion of the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer software product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer executing a non-tactile user interface, cause the computer to:
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detect a focus gesture made by a hand positioned within a field of view of a sensing device, upon detecting the focus gesture, convey a prompt to unlock the user interface, subsequently, receive, from the sensing device, a set of multiple 3D coordinates representing a gesture by the hand, the gesture comprising a rising motion along a vertical axis in space, and transition the non-tactile 3D user interface from a locked state to an unlocked state upon detecting completion of the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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