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Method and apparatus for operating in pointing and enhanced gesturing modes

  • US 9,465,532 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2010
  • Issued: 10/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating an electronic system comprising a sensor device configured to detect object motion in a sensing region and a display screen configured to provide a visual display, the method comprising:

  • operating in a pointing mode, wherein the electronic system is configured to recognize a type of sliding input in the sensing region as a type of pointing command while in the pointing mode, and wherein the type of pointing command is for interacting with the visual display;

    changing from the pointing mode to an enhanced gesturing mode in response to recognizing a characteristic object motion in the sensing region, wherein the characteristic object motion differs from the type of sliding input;

    operating in the enhanced gesturing mode in response to changing from the pointing mode to the enhanced gesturing mode, wherein the electronic system is configured to recognize the type of sliding input in the sensing region as a gesture command while in the enhanced gesturing mode, and wherein the gesture command is selectively associated with an action based on a locality of the electronic system, wherein the type of sliding input recognized as the gesture command while in the enhanced gesture mode is a same type of sliding input as the type of sliding input recognized as the pointing command while in the pointing mode, and wherein the type of sliding input comprises a lateral movement in the sensing region;

    changing a representation in the visual display of a path of the sliding input at least in response to changing from the pointing mode to the enhanced gesturing mode; and

    producing the action in response to recognizing the sliding input as the gesture command.

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