System and method to provide gesture functions at a device

• US 10,140,647 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2016
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Melcher, Ryan, Howard, Dane
• Primary Examiner(s): Palavecino, Kathleen
• Application Number:
  US15/214,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20160328778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing gesture functionality are provided. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. The gesture input represents an action to be performed within a networked environment. A set of known gesture inputs stored in a database is accessed. A determination is made that the received gestured input corresponds to a known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs. A style difference between the known gesture input and the received gesture input is identified. The set of known gesture inputs is modified to include the style difference, whereby the modifying causes an update to the database.

Claims

1. A method to provide gesture functionality, the method comprising:

receiving a gesture input from a user device, the gesture input representing a gesture performed on an interface of the user device that indicates a symbol that correlates to an action to be performed within a networked environment;

accessing a set of known gesture inputs stored in a database;

determining that the received gesture input corresponds to a known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs;

identifying, by a hardware processor, a style difference between the known gesture input and the received gesture input; and

modifying the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference, the modifying causing an update to the database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the received gesture input corresponds comprises determining that the received gesture input is within a predetermined tolerance of the known gesture input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the action is executable; and

causing performance of the action based on a determination that the action is executable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received gesture input is a new gesture input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture input comprises coordinates that represent the symbol associated with the action.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol initiates a buy action to buy an item offered for sale within the networked environment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol initiates a sell action to sell an item within the networked environment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol initiates a watch action to monitor activity relating to an item offered for sale within the networked environment by placing the item into a watch list associated with the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol initiates a pay action which triggers a payment transaction.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbol causes an item associated with a publication being displayed on the interface to be added to the shopping cart.

11. A system to provide gesture functionality, the system comprising:

a gesture input module to receive a gesture input from a user device, the gesture input representing a gesture performed on an interface of the user device that indicates a symbol that correlates to an action to be performed on a networked environment;

a gesture identification module to access a set of known gesture inputs and to determine that the received gesture input corresponds to a known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs; and

a gesture training module, having one more processors, to identify a style difference between the known gesture input and the received gesture input and to modify the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference, the modifying causing an update to the database.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

an action determination module to determine that the action is executable; and

an action execution module to cause performance of the action based on a determination that the action is executable.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a gesture input from a user device, the gesture input representing a gesture performed on an interface of the user device that indicates a symbol that correlates to an action to be performed within a networked environment;

accessing a set of known gesture inputs stored in a database;

determining that the received gesture input corresponds to a known gesture input of the set of known gesture inputs;

identifying a style difference between the known gesture input and the received gesture input; and

modifying the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference, the modifying causing an update to the database.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the determining that the received gesture input corresponds comprises determining that the received gesture input is within a predetermined tolerance of the known gesture input.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the action is executable; and

causing performance of the action based on a determination that the action is executable.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the received gesture input is a new gesture input.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the symbol initiates a buy action to buy an item offered for sale within the networked environment.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the symbol initiates a sell action to sell an item within the networked environment.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the symbol initiates a watch action to monitor activity relating to an item offered for sale within the networked environment by placing the item into a watch list associated with the user.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13, wherein the symbol initiates a pay action which triggers a payment transaction.