Command recognition method including determining a hold gesture and electronic device using the method

• US 9,696,767 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gan, Dayong
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Kumar
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ahn, Sejoon
• Application Number:
  US13/623,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20140078073A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,748 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0339 Touch strips, e.g. orthogonal touch strips to control cursor movement or scrolling; single touch strip to adjust parameter or to implement a row of soft keys
• 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 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A command recognition method and electronic device using the method are described. The command recognition method includes obtaining at least two first contact points at side edge of the electronic device; determining a holding gesture with respect to the electronic device according to the at least two first contact points; obtaining at least one second contact point at which contact state is changed on a side edge of the electronic device in a predetermined time period; based on the holding gesture, the at least one second contact point and its corresponding contact state change, recognizing corresponding command. By use of the command recognition method, it can favorably achieve the recognition of the operation command with respect to the electronic device in the case that the number of keys in the electronic device (even no key) is reduced, thereby achieving effective control to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A command recognition method for an electronic device, the command recognition method comprises the steps of:

obtaining at least two first contact points at a side edge of the electronic device;

according to the at least two first contact points, determining a holding gesture with respect to the electronic device;

obtaining at least one second contact point at which a contact state is changed on the side edge of the electronic device in a predetermined time period;

based on the holding gesture, the at least one second contact point and its corresponding contact state change, recognizing a corresponding command by determining a corresponding instruction set and assigning a command to at least one operation area according to a current holding gesture, wherein the command indicates an operation when the contact state of the at least one second contact point corresponds to at least one operation change, and recognizing the corresponding command according to the corresponding contact state change of the at least one second contact point while maintaining the current holding gesture,

wherein, the obtaining at least one second contact point comprises;

obtaining contact points on the side edge of the electronic device and their corresponding contact pressures at a first timing in the predetermined time period; and

extracting the at least one second contact point from the contact points obtained at the first timing, the at least one second contact point is a part of the at least two first contact points, and the contact pressure of each of the at least one second contact point at the first timing is greater than a predetermined threshold; and

the corresponding command is recognized as a photographing command, only if the holding gesture is two hands holding,

wherein the side edge of the electronic device is divided into six areas and contact at any point in one operation area is obtained as one contact point; and

when simultaneous contacts at an upper right, a lower right, an upper left, and a lower left area of the side edge are detected, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as two-hands holding.

3. The command recognition method according to claim 1, wherein, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device comprises at least one of the following:

left-hand holding, right-hand holding and two hands holding.

4. The command recognition method according to claim 3, wherein the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as at least one of the following:

when simultaneous contacts at the upper right, the lower left, and the upper left area of the side edge are detected, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as right-hand holding;

or

when simultaneous contacts at the upper right, the lower right, and the upper left area of the side edge are detected, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as left-hand holding.

2. A command recognition method for an electronic device comprising:

obtaining at least two first contact points at a side edge of the electronic device;

determining a holding gesture with respect to the electronic device according to the at least two first contact points;

obtaining at least one second contact point at which a contact state is changed on a side edge of the electronic device in a predetermined time period;

based on the holding gesture, the at least one second contact point and its corresponding contact state change, recognizing a corresponding command by determining a corresponding instruction set and assigning a command to at least one operation area according to a current holding gesture, wherein the command indicates an operation when the contact state of the at least one second contact point corresponds to at least one operation change, and recognizing the corresponding command according to the corresponding contact state change of the at least one second contact point while maintaining the current holding gesture,

wherein, the obtaining at least one second contact point comprises;

obtaining contact points on the side edge of the electronic device at a first timing in the predetermined time period; and

extracting a contact point which is not included in the contact points obtained at the first timing from the at least one first contact point, so as to be a first part of the at least one second contact point;

obtaining contact points on the side edge of the electronic device at a second timing in the predetermined time period;

extracting a contact point which is not included in the contact points obtained at the first timing from the contact points at side edge of the electronic device obtained at the second timing, so as to be a second part of the at least one second contact point, and the corresponding command is recognized as a photographing command, only if the holding gesture is two hands holding,

wherein the side edge of the electronic device is divided into six areas and contact at any point in one operation area is obtained as one contact point; and

when simultaneous contacts at an upper right, a lower right, an upper left, and a lower left area of the side edge are detected, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as two-hands holding.

5. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor configured to obtain at least two first contact points at a side edge of the electronic device;

determine a holding gesture with respect to the electronic device according to the at least two first contact points;

obtain at least one second contact point at which a contact state is changed at the side edge of the electronic device in a predetermined time period after the processor has determined the holding gesture; and

recognize a corresponding command based on the holding gesture, the at least one second contact point, and the corresponding contact state, and by determining a corresponding instruction set and assigning a command to at least one operation area according to a current holding gesture, wherein the command indicates an operation when the contact state of the at least one second contact point corresponds to at least one operation change, and recognizing the corresponding command according to the corresponding contact state change of the at least one second contact point while maintaining the current holding gesture;

a contact point storage configured to store at least two first contact points obtained by the processor;

wherein the processor further obtains contact points at the side edge of the electronic device at a first timing in the predetermined time period;

the processor obtains contact points at side edge of the electronic device and their corresponding contact pressures at a first timing in the predetermined time period; and

the processor extracts the at least one second contact point from contact points obtained at the first timing, the at least one second contact point is a part of the at least two first contact points stored in the contact point storage, and contact pressure of each contact point of the at least one second contact point at the first timing is greater than a predetermined threshold,

the corresponding command is recognized as a photographing command, only if the holding gesture is two hands holding,

wherein the side edge of the electronic device is divided into six areas and contact at any point in one operation area is obtained as one contact point; and

when simultaneous contacts at an upper right, a lower right, an upper left, and a lower left area of the side edge are detected, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as two-hands holding.

7. The device according to claim 5, wherein, the holding gesture includes at least one of the following:

left-hand holding, right-hand holding and two hands holding.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a processor configured to

obtain at least two first contact points at a side edge of the electronic device;

determine a holding gesture with respect to the electronic device according to the at least first two contact points;

obtain at least one second contact point at which a contact state is changed at the side edge of the electronic device in a predetermined time period after the processor has determined the holding gesture;

recognize a corresponding command based on the holding gesture, the at least one second contact point, the corresponding contact state, and by determining a corresponding instruction set and assigning a command to at least one operation area according to a current holding gesture, wherein the command indicates an operation when the contact state of the at least one second contact point corresponds to at least one operation change, and recognizing the corresponding command according to the corresponding contact state change of the at least one second contact point while maintaining the current holding gesture; and

, a contact point storage, for storing at least two first contact points obtained by the processor,

wherein, the processor further obtains contact points at side edge of the electronic device at a first timing in the predetermined time period;

the processor extracts a contact point which is not included in the contact points obtained at the first timing from the at least two first contact points stored in the contact point storage, so as to be a first part of the at least one second contact points;

the processor further obtains contact points at the side edge of the electronic device at a second timing in the predetermined time period; and

the processor extracts a contact point which is not included in the contact points obtained at the first timing from contact points at side edge of the electronic device obtained at a second timing, so as to be a second part of the at least one second contact point, the corresponding command is recognized as a photographing command, only if the holding gesture is two hands holding,

wherein the side edge of the electronic device is divided into six areas and contact at any point in one operation area is obtained as one contact point; and

when simultaneous contacts at an upper right, a lower right, an upper left, and a lower left area of the side edge are detected, the holding gesture with respect to the electronic device is recognized as two-hands holding.