Image gestures for edge input

• US 9,740,923 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2014
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Feng, Xin, Hilburger, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): CONNER, SEAN M
• Application Number:
  US14/155,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20150199564A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30196 Human being; Person
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/73 using feature-based methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/113 Recognition of static hand signs

Abstract

An aspect provides a method, including: capturing, using an image sensor, an image of a user; detecting, using a processor, a user gesture forming an edge within the image; capturing, using the image sensor, at least one additional image of the user; detecting, using the processor, a user gesture relating to the edge of the image; and committing, using the processor, a predetermined action according to the user gesture relating to the edge of the image. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

capturing, using an image sensor, an image of a user;

detecting, using a processor, a first user gesture forming an edge within the image, wherein the edge is formed by a single hand of the user;

capturing, using the image sensor, at least one additional image of the user;

detecting, using the processor, a second user gesture in the at least one additional image, the second user gesture relating to the edge formed by the first user gesture;

associating, using the processor, the edge formed by the first user gesture with a physical edge of a touch sensitive surface;

associating, using the processor, the second user gesture with a predetermined action assigned to a touch gesture input relating to the physical edge of the touch sensitive surface; and

committing, using the processor, the predetermined action assigned to the touch gesture input according to the detected second user gesture relating to the edge formed by the first user gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user gesture relating to the edge of the image is formed using a single finger movement of an opposite hand.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user gesture relating to the edge of the image is formed using a rotation of a flattened opposite hand.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the committed predetermined action comprises executing a function associated with an edge swipe gesture.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the function associated with the edge swipe gesture is selected from the group consisting of closing an application, switching between applications, and displaying a toolbar.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch sensitive surface is a display device, and wherein the edge within the image is formed by the single hand of the user held substantially parallel to a plane formed by the display device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch sensitive surface is a display device, and wherein the edge within the image is formed by the single hand of the user held substantially parallel to a plane perpendicular to the display device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the edge within the image is formed by the single hand of the user held with a thumb extended from the hand.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the image sensor comprises a camera integrated into a display of a device housing the processor.

10. An information handling device, comprising:

an image sensor;

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions accessible to the processor, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

capture, using the image sensor, an image of a user;

detect a first user gesture forming an edge within the image, wherein the edge is formed by a single hand of the user;

capture, using the image sensor, at least one additional image of the user;

detect a second user gesture in the at least one additional image, the second user gesture relating to the edge formed by the first user gesture;

associate the edge formed by the first user gesture with a physical edge of a touch sensitive surface;

associate the second user gesture with a predetermined action assigned to a touch gesture input relating to the physical edge of the touch sensitive surface; and

commit the predetermined action assigned to the touch gesture input according to the detected second user gesture relating to the edge formed by the first user gesture.

11. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the second user gesture relating to the edge of the image is formed using a single finger movement of an opposite hand.

12. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the second user gesture relating to the edge of the image is formed using a rotation of a flattened opposite hand.

13. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the committed predetermined action comprises executing a function associated with an edge swipe gesture.

14. The information handling device of claim 13, wherein the function associated with the edge swipe gesture is selected from the group consisting of closing an application, switching between applications, and displaying a toolbar.

15. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the touch sensitive surface is a display device, and wherein the edge within the image is formed by the single hand of the user held substantially parallel to a plane formed by the display device.

16. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the touch sensitive surface is a display device, and wherein the edge within the image is formed by the single hand of the user held substantially parallel to a plane perpendicular to the display device.

17. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the edge within the image is formed by the single hand of the user held with a thumb extended from the hand.

18. A product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising;

code that captures, using an image sensor, an image of a user;

code that detects, using a processor, a first user gesture forming an edge within the image, wherein the edge is formed by a single hand of the user;

code that captures, using the image sensor, at least one additional image of the user;

code that detects, using the processor, a second user gesture in the at least one additional image, the second user gesture relating to the edge formed by the first user gesture;

code that associates the edge formed by the first user gesture with a physical edge of a touch sensitive surface;

code that associates the second user gesture with a predetermined action assigned to a touch gesture input relating to the physical edge of the touch sensitive surface; and

code that commits, using the processor, the predetermined action assigned to the touch gesture input according to the detected second user gesture relating to the edge formed by the first user gesture.