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Gesture detection using an array of short-range communication devices

  • US 9,870,057 B1
  • Filed: 01/27/2014
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a computing device, an initiation input indicative of a command to obtain position information;

    during movement of the computing device with respect to an array of position devices and while receiving the initiation input, obtaining, by the computing device and from a near-field communication module operatively coupled to the computing device, the position information from the array using near-field communication, wherein the position information identifies unique positions of respective position devices within the array;

    determining, by the computing device, sequence information associated with the position information, wherein the sequence information is representative of an order in which the position information was obtained from each position device within the array;

    responsive to obtaining the position information from a first position device of the array of position devices, determining, by the computing device and based on input from a sensor different than the near-field communication module, the movement of the computing device during a time period that includes a time when the position information was obtained from the array of position devices; and

    performing, by the computing device, an action based at least in part on each of the position information, the sequence information, and the determined movement, wherein the position information, the sequence information, and the determined movement are representative of a gesture input.

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