Primary device that interfaces with a secondary device based on gesture commands

• US 9,588,591 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Shah, Amit K., Jain, Amit
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US14/476,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106770A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/64 Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations centralised dictation systems H04M11/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/651 Text message transmission triggered by call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An incoming call from a remote device can be received by a primary device. The primary device can determine a numerical count of detected user gestures. Responsive to determining the numerical count of detected user gestures, the primary device can automatically generate an electronic message indicating a user will return the incoming call in a time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures. The primary device can automatically communicate the electronic message to the remote device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a primary device, an incoming call from a remote device;

determining, by the primary device, a numerical count of detected user gestures; and

responsive to determining the numerical count of detected user gestures, the primary device automatically generating an electronic message indicating a user will return the incoming call in a time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures, and the primary device automatically communicating the electronic message to the remote device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, by the primary device, the numerical count of detected user gestures comprises:

receiving by the primary device, from a secondary device, at least one message, formatted for interpretation by a processor, carrying a gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

responsive to receiving, from the secondary device, the at least one message carrying the gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device, the primary device dismissing the incoming call from the remote device;

wherein receiving by the primary device, from the secondary device, the at least one message carrying the gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device comprises receiving by the primary device the at least one message carrying the gesture command while the primary device is receiving the incoming call from the remote device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving by the primary device, from the secondary device, the at least one message carrying the gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device comprises:

receiving by the primary device, from the secondary device, at least one message, formatted for interpretation by the processor, carrying a gesture command indicating a numerical count of times the user taps or shakes the secondary device.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the secondary device is a wearable device in communication with the primary device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to expiration of the time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures, generating a notification alerting the user to return the incoming call.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting to the user a user configuration menu, the user configuration menu presenting to the user a plurality of user configurable settings;

receiving from the user, via the user configuration menu, at least one user input indicating that the numerical count of detected user gestures corresponds to the time frame; and

storing, in a computer readable data structure, data indicating that the numerical count of detected user gestures corresponds to the time frame;

wherein automatically generating the electronic message indicating the user will return the incoming call in the time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures comprises accessing the data stored in the computer readable data structure to automatically identify the time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving by a secondary device, from a primary device, at least one message, formatted for interpretation by a processor of the secondary device, carrying an incoming call indicator indicating that an incoming call from a remote device is being received by the primary device;

detecting, by the secondary device, at least one user gesture;

responsive to detecting the at least one user gesture, generating, by the secondary device, an electronic message indicating a user will return the incoming call in a time frame corresponding to a numerical count of the at least one user gesture detected by the secondary device, and the secondary device automatically communicating the electronic message to the primary device, the electronic message configured to be communicated from the primary device to the remote device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

responsive to detecting the at least one user gesture, generating, by the secondary device, a message, formatted for interpretation by a processor of the primary device, carrying a command indicating to the primary device to dismiss the incoming call and communicating the message to the primary device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein detecting, by the secondary device, at least one user gesture comprises detecting at least one tap of the secondary device by the user.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the secondary device is a wearable device in communication with the primary device.

12. A primary device, comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising;

receiving, by the primary device, an incoming call from a remote device;

determining, by the primary device, a numerical count of detected user gestures; and

responsive to determining the numerical count of detected user gestures, the primary device automatically generating an electronic message indicating a user will return the incoming call in a time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures, and the primary device automatically communicating the electronic message to the remote device.

13. The primary device of claim 12, wherein determining, by the primary device, the numerical count of detected user gestures comprises:

receiving by the primary device, from a secondary device, at least one message, formatted for interpretation by a processor, carrying a gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device.

14. The primary device of claim 13, the executable operations further comprising:

responsive to receiving, from the secondary device, the at least one message carrying the gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device, the primary device dismissing the incoming call from the remote device;

wherein receiving by the primary device, from the secondary device, the at least one message carrying the gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device comprises receiving by the primary device the at least one message carrying the gesture command while the primary device is receiving the incoming call from the remote device.

15. The primary device of claim 13, wherein receiving by the primary device, from the secondary device, the at least one message carrying the gesture command indicating the numerical count of detected user gestures detected by the secondary device comprises:

receiving by the primary device, from the secondary device, at least one message, formatted for interpretation by the processor, carrying a gesture command indicating a numerical count of times the user taps or shakes the secondary device.

16. The primary device of claim 13, wherein the secondary device is a wearable device in communication with the primary device.

17. The primary device of claim 12, the executable operations further comprising:

responsive to expiration of the time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures, generating a notification alerting the user to return the incoming call.

18. The primary device of claim 12, the executable operations further comprising:

presenting to the user a user configuration menu, the user configuration menu presenting to the user a plurality of user configurable settings;

receiving from the user, via the user configuration menu, at least one user input indicating that the numerical count of detected user gestures corresponds to the time frame; and

storing, in a computer readable data structure, data indicating that the numerical count of detected user gestures corresponds to the time frame;

wherein automatically generating the electronic message indicating the user will return the incoming call in the time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures comprises accessing the data stored in the computer readable data structure to automatically identify the time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures.

19. A secondary device, comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising;

receiving by the secondary device, from a primary device, at least one message, formatted for interpretation by the processor of the secondary device, carrying an incoming call indicator indicating that an incoming call from a remote device is being received by the primary device;

detecting, by the secondary device, at least one user gesture;

responsive to detecting the at least one user gesture, generating, by the secondary device, an electronic message indicating a user will return the incoming call in a time frame corresponding to a numerical count of the at least one user gesture detected by the secondary device, and the secondary device automatically communicating the electronic message to the primary device, the electronic message configured to be communicated from the primary device to the remote device.

20. The secondary device of claim 19, the executable operations further comprising:

responsive to detecting the at least one user gesture, generating, by the secondary device, a message, formatted for interpretation by a processor of the primary device, carrying a command indicating to the primary device to dismiss the incoming call and communicating the message to the primary device.

21. The secondary device of claim 19, wherein detecting, by the secondary device, at least one user gesture comprises detecting at least one tap of the secondary device by the user.

22. The secondary device of claim 19, wherein the secondary device is a wearable device in communication with the primary device.