System and method for cyclic motion gesture

• US 9,684,405 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2014
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Kobo Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rakuten Kobo Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Landau, Benjamin
• Primary Examiner(s): Bolotin, Dmitriy
• Application Number:
  US14/539,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20160132169A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers

Abstract

A method and system for cyclic motion gesturing is provided. The method includes receiving at a motion sensor coupled with a processor a first motion associated with an e-reader, receiving a second motion associated with an e-reader at the motion sensor, the second motion being a counter motion of the first motion, wherein the first and second motions are associated with moving the e-reader form a first point in space to a second point in space and then back to the first point in space within a predetermined period of time, determining the first and second motions indicate a multi-motion command gesture corresponding to a first function performable on the e-Reader and automatically performing the first function on the e-reader in response to the multi-motion command gesture.

Claims

1. A method executed in a processor of a computing device, the computing device further including a memory storing instructions and a display screen having touch functionality, the method comprising:

receiving at a motion sensor coupled with said processor a first motion associated with an e-reader;

receiving a second motion associated with said e-reader at said motion sensor, said second motion being a counter motion of said first motion;

wherein said first and second motions are associated with moving said e-reader form a first point in space to a second point in space to a third point in space and then back to said first point in space within a predetermined period of time;

determining said first and second motions indicate a multi-motion command gesture corresponding to a first function performable on said e-reader; and

automatically performing said first function on said e-reader in response to said multi-motion command gesture.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first function includes returning from a current screen to a previous screen on said e-reader.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said first function includes returning from a current screen to a menu screen on said e-reader.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining said first motion or said second motion is an incomplete motion; and

filtering said first motion or said second motion to prevent an erroneous command gesture from performing said first function.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said first and second motions correspond to shaking said e-reader from said first point in space to said second point in space and then back to said first point in space.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said first and second motions correspond to rotating said e-reader from said first point in space to said second point in space and then back to said first point in space.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving motion indicating said multi-motion command gesture is performed twice within a predetermined period of time; and

automatically performing a second function on said e-reader.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving motion indicating said multi-motion command gesture is performed three times within said predetermined period of time; and

automatically performing a third function on said e-reader.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions for a computing device, the computing device including a processor, a memory and a display screen having touch functionality, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations that include:

receiving at a motion sensor coupled with said processor a first motion associated with an e-reader;

receiving a second motion associated with said e-reader at said motion sensor, said second motion being a counter motion of said first motion;

wherein said first and second motions are associated with moving said e-reader form a first point in space to a second point in space to a third point in space and then back to said first point in space within a predetermined period of time;

determining said first and second motions indicate a multi-motion command gesture corresponding to a first function performable on said e-reader; and

automatically performing said first function on said e-reader in response to said multi-motion command gesture.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said first function includes returning from a current screen to a previous screen on said e-reader.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said first function includes returning from a current screen to a menu screen on said e-reader.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said operations further include:

determining said first motion or said second motion is an incomplete motion; and

filtering said first motion or said second motion to prevent an erroneous command gesture from performing said first function.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said first and second motions correspond to shaking said e-reader from said first point in space to said second point in space and then back to said first point in space.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said first and second motions correspond to rotating said e-reader from said first point in space to said second point in space and then back to said first point in space.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said operations further include:

receiving motion indicating said multi-motion command gesture is performed twice within a predetermined period of time; and

automatically performing a second function on said e-reader.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 wherein said operations further include:

receiving motion indicating said multi-motion command gesture is performed three times within said predetermined period of time; and

automatically performing a third function on said e-reader.

17. A computing device comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions;

a display screen having touch functionality;

a processor that access the instructions in memory, the processor configured to;

receive at a motion sensor coupled with said processor a first motion associated with an e-reader;

receive a second motion associated with said e-reader at said motion sensor, said second motion being a counter motion of said first motion;

wherein said first and second motions are associated with moving said e-reader form a first point in space to a second point in space to a third point in space and then back to said first point in space within a predetermined period of time;

determine said first and second motions indicate a multi-motion command gesture corresponding to a first function performable on said e-reader; and

automatically perform said first function on said e-reader in response to said multi-motion command gesture.

18. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said first function includes returning from a current screen to a previous screen on said e-reader.

19. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said first function includes returning from a current screen to a menu screen on said e-reader.

20. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said processor is further configured to:

determine said first motion or said second motion is an incomplete motion; and

filter said first motion or said second motion to prevent an erroneous command gesture from performing said first function.

21. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said first and second motions correspond to shaking said e-reader from said first point in space to said second point in space and then back to said first point in space.

22. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said first and second motions correspond to rotating said e-reader from said first point in space to said second point in space and then back to said first point in space.

23. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said processor is further configured to

receive motion indicating said multi-motion command gesture is performed twice within a predetermined period of time;

and

automatically perform a second function on said e-reader.

24. The computing device of claim 23 wherein said processor is further configured to

receive motion indicating said multi-motion command gesture is performed three times within said predetermined period of time;

and

automatically perform a third function on said e-reader.