Apparatus, Methods And Computer Program Products Providing Finger-Based And Hand-Based Gesture Commands For Portable Electronic Device Applications
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device;
generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and
interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device.
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Abstract
A method includes executing a gesture with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device; generating data that is descriptive of the presence of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object, such as an object displayed by the device.
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33 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device; generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory storing computer program instructions configured, working with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device; generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium,
storing computer program instructions that, when performed by at least one processor, causes at least the following to be performed: -
detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device; generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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