Event generation based on print portion identification

• US 9,430,092 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2014
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Michaelis, Paul Roller, Mohler, David S., Robinson, Richard L., Grover, Douglas M.
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, DUC Q
• Application Number:
  US14/297,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20140285474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 817 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/169, 345173-181
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints

Abstract

An optical scanner is configured to scan multiple print portions of a body part such as a finger. The optical scanner identifies a first one of the print portions in an area of an optical surface. An event such as launching an application is generated based on identifying the first print portion in the area of the optical surface. In addition, various events can be generated based on different combinations of print portions in different areas of the optical surface.

In a second embodiment, a property detector is configured to identify different properties of a sleeve in different areas of a surface. An event is generated based on the detection of a property of the sleeve in an area of the surface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by a processor, a first property of a sleeve on a body part in a first area of an optical surface, wherein the sleeve contains a plurality of different properties including the first property;

generating, by the processor, a first event based on identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface;

identifying, by the processor, a second property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface; and

generating, by the processor, a second event based on identifying the second property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface, wherein the second event is different from the first event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sleeve comprises a plurality of sleeves on a plurality of body parts, wherein the first property of the plurality of different properties is from a first sleeve of the plurality of sleeves, and wherein the second property of the plurality of different properties is from a second sleeve of the plurality of sleeves.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in a second area of the optical surface; and

generating a third event based on identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in the second area of the optical surface, wherein the third event is different from the first event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is one of the following:

generating a capital letter, generating a non-capital letter, generating a first language character, generating a second language character, generating a number, generating a tooltip, selecting a text, providing a menu, moving a cursor, generating a left click event, generating a right click event, or providing a help text.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical surface is at least one of the following:

a touch screen, a computer screen, a mouse pad, a surface on a mouse, a surface on a joystick, a surface on a gaming controller, an LCD display, or a surface on a button.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface comprises at least one of the following:

the first property being on the optical surface, the first property being above the optical surface, or the first property being both above and on the surface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of different properties comprises at least two of the following:

a first capacitance, a second capacitance, a first resistance, a second resistance, a first inductance, a second inductance, a first impedance, a second impedance, a first color, or a second color.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the first property is a first combination of two or more properties of the sleeve.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second property is a second combination of two or more properties of the sleeve.

8. A system comprising:

a property detector that identifies a first property of a sleeve on a body part in a first area of an optical surface, wherein the sleeve contains a plurality of different properties including the first property, generates a first event based on identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface, identifies a second property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface, and generates a second event based on identifying the second property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface, wherein the second event is different from the first event.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the sleeve comprises a plurality of sleeves on a plurality of body parts, wherein the first property of the plurality of different properties is from a first sleeve of the plurality of sleeves, and wherein the second property of the plurality of different properties is from a second sleeve of the plurality of sleeves.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the property detector is further configured to identify the first property of the plurality of different properties in a second area of the optical surface and generate a second third event based on identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in the second area of the optical surface, wherein the third event is different from the first event.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the event is one of the following:

generating a capital letter, generating a non-capital letter, generating a first language character, generating a second language character, generating a number, generating a tooltip, selecting a text, providing a menu, moving a cursor, generating a left click event, generating a right click event, or providing a help text.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the optical surface is at least one of the following:

a touch screen, a computer screen, a mouse pad, a surface on a mouse, a surface on a joystick, a surface on a gaming controller, an LCD display, or a surface on a button.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the first property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface comprises at least one of the following:

the first property being on the optical surface, the first property being above the optical surface, or the first property being both above and on the surface.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of different properties comprises at least two of the following:

a first capacitance, a second capacitance, a first resistance, a second resistance, a first inductance, a second inductance, a first impedance, a second impedance, a first color, or a second color.

15. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising microprocessor executable instructions that, when executed, perform operations comprising:

identifying a first property of a sleeve on a body part in a first area of an optical surface, wherein the sleeve contains a plurality of different properties including the first property;

generating a first event based on identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface

identifying a second property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface; and

generating a second event based on identifying the second property of the plurality of different properties in the first area of the optical surface, wherein the second event is different from the first event.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sleeve comprises a plurality of sleeves on a plurality of body parts, wherein the first property of the plurality of different properties is from a first sleeve of the plurality of sleeves, and wherein a second property of the plurality of different properties is from a second sleeve of the plurality of sleeves.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in a second area of the optical surface; and

generating a third event based on identifying the first property of the plurality of different properties in the second area of the optical surface, wherein the third event is different from the first event.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first property is a first combination of two or more properties of the sleeve, and wherein the second property is a second combination of two or more properties of the sleeve.