System and method to provide gesture functions at a device

• US 9,424,578 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2009
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Melcher, Ryan, Howard, Dane
• Primary Examiner(s): PALAVECINO, KATHLEEN GAGE
• Application Number:
  US12/559,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,535 Days
• Field of Search: 705 26- 27, 705 261- 272
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing gesture functionality are provided. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. The gesture input represents a commerce-related action, whereby the commerce-related action relates to an action to be performed within a networked environment. A determination is performed to determine that the commerce-related action is executable. The commerce-related action is then performed based on the determination that the commerce-related action is executable.

Claims

1. A method of providing gesture functionality, the method comprising:

receiving a gesture input from a user device, the gesture input representing a gesture performed on an interface of the user device that indicates a symbol that correlates to an action to be performed within a networked environment;

accessing a set of known gesture inputs;

determining that the received gesture input is within a predetermined tolerance of at least one known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs;

determining, by a processor, a writing style difference between the at least one known gesture input and the received gesture input and modifying at least one of the set of known gesture inputs and the predetermined tolerance to include the writing style difference for the received gesture input within the set of known gesture inputs based on the writing style difference;

determining that the action is executable;

causing, using one or more processors, performance of the action based on a determination that the action is executable; and

receiving a further gesture input that is a shaking motion performed with the user device, the shaking motion causing a refresh of the interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol causes an item associated with a publication being displayed on the interface to be added to a shopping cart.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the symbol that causes the item associated with a publication being displayed on the interface to be added to the shopping cart is a plus sign.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture input comprises coordinates that represent the symbol associated with the action.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol is a letter b that initiates a buy action to buy an item offered for sale within the networked environment.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol is a letter s that initiates a sell action to sell an item within the networked environment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol is a letter w that initiates a watch action to monitor activity relating to an item offered for sale within the networked environment by placing the item into a watch list associated with the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol is either a letter p or a dollar sign that initiates a pay action which triggers a payment transaction.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the action comprises performing a transaction on the networked environment.

10. A system to provide gesture functionality, the system comprising:

a gesture input module to receive a gesture input from a user device, the gesture input representing a gesture performed on an interface of the user device that indicates a symbol that correlates to an action to be performed on a networked environment;

a gesture identification module to access a set of known gesture inputs and to identify the received gesture input by determining the received gesture input is within a predetermined tolerance of at least one known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs;

a gesture training module, comprising one or more processors, to determine a writing style difference between the at least one known gesture input and the received gesture input and modifying at least one of the set of known gesture inputs and the predetermined tolerance to include the writing style difference for the received gesture input within the set of known gesture inputs;

an action determination module to determine that the action is executable; and

an

action execution module, having one or more processors, to cause performance of the action based on a determination that the action is executable,

the gesture input module to receive a further gesture input that is a shaking motion performed with the user device, the shaking motion causing a refresh of the interface.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a gesture identification module determines that the received gesture input is recognized.

12. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a gesture from a user device, the gesture input representing a gesture performed on an interface of the user device that indicates a symbol that correlates to a action to be performed within a networked environment;

accessing a set of known gesture inputs;

determining that the received gesture input is within a predetermined tolerance of at least one known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs;

determining, by the processor, a writing style difference between the at least one known gesture input and the received gesture input and modifying at least one of the set of known gesture inputs and the predetermined tolerance to include the writing style difference for the received gesture input within the set of known gesture inputs;

determining that the action is executable;

causing performance of the action based on a determination that the action is executable; and

receiving a further gesture input that is a shaking motion performed with the user device, the shaking motion causing a refresh of the interface.

13. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises determining if the received gesture input is recognized.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the gesture input comprises coordinates that represent the symbol associated with the action.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the symbol is a letter b that initiates a buy action to buy an item offered for sale within the networked environment.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the symbol is a letter s that initiates a sell action to sell an item within the networked environment.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the symbol is a letter w that initiates a watch action to monitor activity relating to an item offered for sale within the networked environment by placing the item into a watch list associated with the user.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the symbol is either a letter p or a dollar sign that initiates a pay action which triggers a payment transaction.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the symbol causes an item associated with a publication being displayed on the interface to be added to a shopping cart.