Dynamic sorting and inference using gesture based machine learning

• US 9,547,369 B1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Match Group, LLC (Match Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mr. Buzz, Inc. (Insight Engines Inc.)
• Inventors: Wernick, Grant M., Wernick, Forrest H., Perkins, Jacob A., Wernick, Arnold M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sangwoo
• Application Number:
  US13/841,263
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning

Abstract

The technology disclosed relates to identification of future activity options. In particular, it relates to identifying future activity options that are similar to a selected future activity, similar to past activities, that meet descriptive language criteria, that form compatible sequences of activities, or that form compatible multi-day sequences of activities. The technology disclosed also relates to rapid and convenient sorting through activity options.

Claims

1. A method of interpreting user gestures received from a gesture based user interface, including:

providing a user interface for display on a screen that sequentially, not simultaneously presents a series of images representing options to accept or reject;

wherein the user interface implements acceptance or rejection of an option with swiping a respective image in a first or second direction and off the screen, wherein the first and second directions are towards different sides of the screen, and wherein one of the first and second directions includes a swipe right;

receiving input representing a user gesture of engagement with the respective image in the user interface and a swipe of the respective image in the first or second direction and off the screen;

based on the first or second direction in the received input, accepting or rejecting the option represented by the respective image;

receiving a series of inputs representing accepting and rejecting options; and

using the options accepted and the options rejected, determining options to represent in subsequent images in the series.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the user interface further implements the acceptance or rejection of the option by flinging or flicking the respective image in the first or second direction and off the screen; and

received input is given a same interpretation for swiping, flinging or flicking in the respective image in a particular direction and off the screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second directions includes a swipe left.

4. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of claim 1.

5. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of claim 2.

6. A system including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions, stored in the memory, to perform the method of claim 1.

7. A system including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions, stored in the memory, to perform the method of claim 2.

8. A method of interpreting user gestures received from a gesture based user interface, including:

providing a user interface for display on a screen that sequentially, not simultaneously presents a series of images representing options to accept or reject;

wherein the user interface implements acceptance or rejection of an option with swiping a respective image in a first or second direction and off the screen, wherein the first and second directions are towards different sides of the screen, and wherein one of the first and second directions includes a swipe downward;

receiving input representing a user gesture of engagement with the respective image in the user interface and a swipe of the respective image in the first or second direction and off the screen;

based on the first or second direction in the received input, accepting or rejecting the option represented by the respective image;

receiving a series of inputs representing accepting and rejecting options; and

using the options accepted and the options rejected, determining options to represent in subsequent images in the series.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the user interface further implements the acceptance or rejection of the option by flinging or flicking the respective image in the first or second direction and off the screen; and

received input is given a same interpretation for swiping, flinging or flicking in the respective image in a particular direction and off the screen.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of claim 9.

11. A system including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions, stored in the memory, to perform the method of claim 9.

12. A method of interpreting user gestures received from a gesture based user interface, including:

providing a user interface for display on a screen that presents a stack of images representing options to accept or reject;

wherein the user interface implements acceptance or rejection of an option with swiping a top image on the stack in a first or second direction and off the screen, wherein the first and second directions are towards different sides of the screen, and wherein one of the first and second directions includes a swipe right or a swipe downward;

receiving input representing a user gesture of engagement with the top image in the user interface and a swipe of the top image in the first or second direction and off the screen;

based on the first or second direction in the received input, accepting or rejecting the option represented by the top image;

receiving a series of inputs representing accepting and rejecting options; and

using the options accepted and the options rejected, determining options to represent in subsequent images in the stack.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the user interface further implements acceptance or rejection of the option by flinging or flicking the respective image in the first or second direction and off the screen and received input is given a same interpretation for swiping, flinging or flicking in the first direction and off the screen.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of claim 12.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of claim 13.

16. A system including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions, stored in the memory, to perform the method of claim 12.

17. A system including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions, stored in the memory, to perform the method of claim 13.