Providing gesture functionality

• US 10,846,781 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2018
• Issued: 11/24/2020
• 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:
  US16/165,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20190057434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 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

Gesture functionality is provided in a computing environment. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. A style difference is identified between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input. The set of known gesture inputs is caused to be modified to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.

Claims

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

receiving, by a computing device, a gesture input based on a gesture performed in relation to an item displayed via a user interface of the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, a style difference between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input; and

causing, by the computing device, modification of the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture input represents a symbol.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture input represents a commerce-related action to be performed on a networked environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture input represents a symbol which represents a commerce-related action.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture input is based on a motion-based gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving includes receiving a touch gesture via the user interface of the computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving includes receiving input associated with motion of the computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving includes receiving gesture input other than a touch-based gesture.

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

one or more processors;

a non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the computing device, a gesture input based on a gesture performed in relation to an item displayed via a user interface of the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, a style difference between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input; and

causing, by the computing device, modification of the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the gesture input represents a symbol.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the gesture input represents a commerce-related action to be performed on a networked environment.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the gesture input represents a symbol which represents a commerce-related action.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the gesture input is based on a motion-based gesture.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said receiving includes receiving a touch gesture via the user interface of the computing device.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein said receiving includes receiving input associated with motion of the computing device.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein said receiving includes receiving gesture input other than a touch-based gesture.

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

receiving, by the computing device, a gesture input based on a gesture performed in relation to an item displayed via a user interface of the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, a style difference between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input; and

causing, by the computing device, modification of the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the gesture input is based on a motion-based gesture.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein said receiving includes receiving a touch gesture via the user interface of the computing device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein said receiving includes receiving input associated with motion of the computing device.