Computing system utilizing three-dimensional manipulation command gestures

• US 9,678,574 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Bhowmik, Achintya, Yahiro, Mark, Krieger, Dana, Mangum, Ed, Povieng, Diana, Mongia, Rajiv
• Primary Examiner(s): Pan, Yongjia
• Application Number:
  US13/997,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20140089866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,999 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

A computing system utilizing three-dimensional manipulation command gestures. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a sensing element to sense a presence or movement of a user of the apparatus, a processor, wherein operation of the processor includes interpretation of command gestures of the user to provide input to the apparatus, and a display screen to provide a display. The command gestures include one or more command gestures to manipulate at least a portion of the display, the one or more command gestures being gestures including motion along an axis between the display screen and the user.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a sensing element to sense a presence or movement of a user of the apparatus;

a processor, wherein operation of the processor includes interpretation of command gestures using one or both hands of the user to provide input to the apparatus; and

a display screen to provide a display;

wherein the command gestures include one or more command gestures to manipulate at least a portion of the display, the one or more command gestures being gestures including motion of one hand or both hands of the user along an axis between the display screen and the user;

wherein the apparatus is to define a gestural space for the apparatus, wherein an operation by the user includes a series of gestures, the gestures including a movement out of the gestural space followed by a movement back into the gestural space; and

wherein the processor is to interpret movements of the user as follows;

a movement of one or both hands of the user into the gestural space is interpreted as a command to enter a first function and perform the first function,

a movement of one or both hands of the user out of the gestural space is interpreted as a command to exit the first function and rest operation of the first function, and

a movement of one or both hands of the user back into the gestural space is interpreted as a command to continue performance of the first function, wherein continuing performance of the first function includes implementing a re-set of a position of a gesture by one or both hands of the user to continue the performance of the first function.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first command gesture includes a gesture using one or both hands of the user to grasp an icon of the display.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the gesture of the user includes a thumb and one or more other fingers of a hand of the user forming a “

C”

shape.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first command gesture further includes a motion to move the icon.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first command gesture further includes a motion to preview an element represented by the icon.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first command gesture further includes a motion to open an element represented by the icon.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first command gesture includes a gesture using one or both hands of the user to manipulate the display.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the manipulation of the display includes one of panning the display, zooming into or out of the display, or rotating the display.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the re-set of the position of the gesture by the user is a change between a first position of one or both hands of the user during the movement out of gesture space and a second position of one or both hands of the user when re-entering into the gestural space.

10. A method comprising:

detecting a presence of a user in a sensing range of a computing system;

displaying an image for the user on a display screen;

detecting a command gesture of the user in relation to the display screen or an icon displayed on the display screen, wherein the command gesture including motion of one hand or both hands of the user along an axis between the display screen and the user; and

interpreting the command gesture as an operation to manipulate the display screen or a displayed icon;

wherein the computing system is to define a gestural space for the apparatus, wherein an operation by the user includes a series of gestures, the gestures including a movement out of the gestural space followed by a movement back into the gestural space; and

wherein interpreting the command gesture includes;

interpreting a movement of one or both hands of the user into the gestural space as a command to enter a first function and perform the first function,

interpreting a movement of one or both hands of the user out of the gestural space as a command to exit the first function and rest operation of the first function, and

interpreting a movement of one or both hands of the user back into the gestural space as a command to continue performance of the first function, wherein continuing performance of the first function includes implementing a re-set of a position of a gesture by one or both hands of the user to continue the performance of the first function.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the command gesture is a gesture using one or both hands of the user to grasp an icon of the display.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the gesture of the user includes a thumb and one or more other fingers of a hand of the user forming a “

C”

shape.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the command gesture further includes a motion to move, preview, or open the icon.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the command gesture includes a gesture using one or both hands of the user to manipulate the display.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the manipulation of the display includes one of panning the display, zooming into or out of the display, or rotating the display.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the re-set of the position of the gesture by the user is a change between a first position of one or both hands of the user during the movement out of gesture space and a second position of one or both hands of the user when re-entering into the gestural space.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting a presence of a user in a sensing range of a computing system;

displaying an image for the user on a display screen;

detecting a command gesture of the user in relation to the display screen or an icon displayed on the display screen, wherein the command gesture including motion of one hand or both hands of the user along an axis between the display screen and the user; and

interpreting the command gesture as an operation to manipulate the display screen or a displayed icon;

wherein the computing system is to define a gestural space for the apparatus, wherein an operation by the user includes a series of gestures, the gestures including a movement out of the gestural space followed by a movement back into the gestural space; and

wherein interpreting the command gesture includes;

interpreting a movement of one or both hands of the user into the gestural space as a command to enter a first function and perform the first function,

interpreting a movement of one or both hands of the user out of the gestural space as a command to exit the first function and rest operation of the first function, and

interpreting a movement of one of both hands of the user back into the gestural space as a command to continue performance of the first function, wherein continuing performance of the first function includes implementing a re-set of a position of a gesture by one or both hands of the user to continue the performance of the first function.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the command gesture is a gesture using one or both hands of the user to grasp an icon of the display.

19. The medium of claim 17, wherein the command gesture includes a gesture using one or both hands of the user to manipulate the display.

20. The medium of claim 17, wherein the re-set of the position of the gesture by the user is a change between a first position of one or both hands of the user during the movement out of gesture space and a second position of one or both hands of the user when re-entering into the gestural space.