Control input handling

• US 9,823,748 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2014
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nicholson, John Weldon, Stewart, Aaron Michael, Proctor, Corinna Paine
• Primary Examiner(s): Sharifi-Tafreshi, Koosha
• Application Number:
  US14/174,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20150227209A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 345156, 715863, 715750, 715741, 715727, 382103, 382115, 382118, 725 25, 726 2, 704231, 704275
• 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 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

An aspect provides a method, including: accepting, at an input component of an information handling device, input of a user; identifying, using a processor, the input of the user as controlling input; determining, using a processor, one or more control factors associated with the controlling input; classifying, using a processor, the controlling input as one of a permissible control action and an impermissible control action for an application running on the information handling device based on the one or more control factors; and performing an action selected from the group consisting of: accepting, at the input component, confirming input; and providing feedback to one or more users. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accepting, at an input component of an information handling device, input of a user;

identifying, using a processor, the input of the user as controlling input, wherein the controlling input is associated with a predetermined action;

classifying, using the processor and at least one control factor, the controlling input as one of a permissible control action and an impermissible control action for an application running on the information handling device, wherein the predetermined action associated with the impermissible control action is not to be performed and wherein the at least one control factor comprises a priority associated with a user and wherein a control action identified as permissible is associated with a user having a higher priority;

responsive to classifying the controlling input as the impermissible control action, thereafter accepting, at the input component, confirming audio input from a user that confirms the controlling input and is selected from the group consisting of a high priority user and a currently assigned controlling user; and

performing the predetermined action associated with the controlling input in response to the confirming audio input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined action comprises committing a control action responsive to the confirming audio input without reassigning control to another user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the accepting confirming audio input comprises associating the confirming audio input with a currently assigned controlling user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the accepting confirming audio input comprises associating the confirming audio input with a higher priority user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the accepting input of a user comprises accepting gesture input of a currently assigned controlling user.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising determining, using the processor, one or more control factors associated with the controlling input;

wherein said one or more control factors associated with the controlling input comprise an authorization level of the currently assigned controlling user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said control action lies without said authorization level of the currently assigned controlling user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accepting reassigning input; and

reassigning a controlling user.

9. An information handling device, comprising:

an input component;

a processor operatively coupled to the input component;

a memory device that stores instructions accessible to the processor, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

accept, at the input component, input of a user;

identify the input of the user as controlling input, wherein the controlling input is associated with a predetermined action;

classify, using at least one control factor, the controlling input as one of a permissible control action and an impermissible control action for an application running on the information handling device, wherein the predetermined action associated with the impermissible control action is not to be performed and wherein the at least one control factor comprises a priority associated with a user and wherein a control action identified as permissible is associated with a user having a higher priority;

responsive to classifying the controlling input as the impermissible control action, thereafter accept, at the input component, confirming audio input from a user that confirms the controlling input and is selected from the group consisting of a high priority user and a currently assigned controlling user; and

perform the predetermined action associated with the controlling input in response to the confirming audio input.

10. The information handling device of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to commit a control action responsive to the confirming audio input.

11. The information handling device of claim 9, wherein to accept confirming audio input comprises associating the confirming audio input with a higher priority user.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to determine one or more control factors associated with the controlling input;

wherein said one or more control factors associated with the controlling input comprise an authorization level of the currently assigned controlling user.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein said control action lies without said authorization level of the currently assigned controlling user.

14. The information handling device of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

accept reassigning input; and

reassign a controlling user.

15. A product, comprising:

a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising;

code that accepts, at an input component of an information handling device, input of a user;

code that identifies, using a processor, the input of the user as controlling input, wherein the controlling input is associated with a predetermined action;

code that classifies, using the processor and at least one control factor, the controlling input as one of a permissible control action and an impermissible control action for an application running on the information handling device, wherein the predetermined action associated with the impermissible control action is not to be performed and wherein the at least one control factor comprises a priority associated with a user and wherein a control action identified as permissible is associated with a user having a higher priority;

responsive to classifying the controlling input as the impermissible control action, code that thereafter accepts, at the input component, confirming audio input from a user that confirms the controlling input and is selected from the group consisting of a high priority user and a currently assigned controlling user; and

code that performs the predetermined action associated with the controlling input in response to the confirming audio input.