Method and Apparatus For Controls Based on Concurrent Gestures

• US 20120179970A1
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROVI Product Corporation (Xperi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: TiVo Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Hayes, Robin
• Granted Patent: US 9,430,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/722
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

In an embodiment, a number of parallel gestures are detected, in a particular area on a touch screen interface of a device. A command is identified based at least on the parallel gestures and an action associated with the command is performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a device;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a command from a plurality of commands based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

performing an action associated with the command.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein selecting the command comprises selecting a menu option based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of parallel gestures comprise a plurality of parallel sliding gestures performed in a same direction.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the number of the plurality of parallel gestures comprises determining a number of tap gestures concurrently performed on the touch screen interface.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining a playback speed for playing of multi-media content based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures.

6. A method, comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a remote control device in a left to right direction;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a playback speed from a plurality of playback speeds based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

playing multimedia content on a multimedia device at the selected playback speed.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the plurality of playback speeds comprises two or more fast-forward speeds.

8. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the multimedia device comprises an audio device.

9. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the multimedia device comprises a video device.

10. A method, comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a remote control device in a right to left direction;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a rewind speed from a plurality of rewind speeds based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

playing multimedia content in a rewind mode on a multimedia device at the selected rewind speed.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the plurality of playback speeds comprises two or more rewind speeds.

12. A computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a device;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a command from a plurality of commands based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

performing an action associated with the command.

13. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein selecting the command comprises selecting a menu option based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures.

14. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of parallel gestures comprise a plurality of parallel sliding gestures performed in a same direction.

15. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein determining the number of the plurality of parallel gestures comprises determining a number of tap gestures concurrently performed on the touch screen interface.

16. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, further comprising determining a playback speed for playing of multi-media content based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures.

17. A computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a remote control device in a left to right direction;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a playback speed from a plurality of playback speeds based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

playing multimedia content on a multimedia device at the selected playback speed.

18. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the plurality of playback speeds comprises two or more fast-forward speeds.

19. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the multimedia device comprises an audio device.

20. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the multimedia device comprises a video device.

21. A computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a remote control device in a right to left direction;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a rewind speed from a plurality of rewind speeds based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

playing multimedia content in a rewind mode on a multimedia device at the selected rewind speed.

22. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 21, wherein the plurality of playback speeds comprises two or more rewind speeds.

23. A device comprising:

one or more processors and configured to perform steps comprising;

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of the device;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a command from a plurality of commands based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

performing an action associated with the command.

24. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein selecting the command comprises selecting a menu option based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures.

25. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the plurality of parallel gestures comprise a plurality of parallel sliding gestures performed in a same direction.

26. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein determining the number of the plurality of parallel gestures comprises determining a number of tap gestures concurrently performed on the touch screen interface.

27. The device as recited in claim 23, further configured for performing:

determining a playback speed for playing of multi-media content based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures.

28. A device comprising:

one or more processors and configured to perform steps comprising;

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of the device in a left to right direction;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a playback speed from a plurality of playback speeds based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

causing playing of multimedia content on a separate device at the selected playback speed.

29. The device as recited in claim 28, wherein the plurality of playback speeds comprises two or more fast-forward speeds.

30. The device in claim 28, wherein the separate device comprises an audio device.

31. The device in claim 28, wherein the separate device comprises a video device.

32. A device comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps comprising:

concurrently detecting a plurality of parallel gestures on a touch screen interface of a remote control device in a right to left direction;

determining a number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

selecting a rewind speed from a plurality of rewind speeds based on the number of the plurality of parallel gestures;

playing multimedia content in a rewind mode on a multimedia device at the selected rewind speed.

33. The device as recited in claim 32, wherein the plurality of playback speeds comprises two or more rewind speeds.