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Method and apparatus for controlling a computing device with gestures
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 1998-06-24
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Granted: 2003-06-03
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Expires: 2018-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A method is provided for controlling a handheld computing device through the use of gesture commands. A gesture command corresponds to a pattern of movement of the handheld device that is measured as a function of time F(t), where t s is a start time and t f is a finish time such that the interval of time is t f minus t s . The gesture command further corresponds to angular orientations of the handheld device. The method comprises the steps of: measuring movement of the device over an interval of time with a motion sensor mounted to the device, the measuring producing a signal; analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the device; and processing the gesture command to control the handheld computing device. To enable use of different gesture commands, the method includes a comparison of the signal to a catalog of gesture commands to determine a particular gesture command.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel F. Bartlett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/017; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1626; G06F1/163; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1684; G06F1/1694; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/16; G06F2200/163; G06F2200/1637
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising the steps of: without using buttons for command input, measuring movement of the handheld computing device over an interval of time with a motion sensor mounted to the handheld computing device, the measuring producing a signal, wherein the movement measured is movement of the entire handheld computing device; analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the handheld computing device; and processing the gesture command to control the handheld computing device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising the steps of: without using buttons for command input, measuring movement of the handheld computing device over an interval of time with a motion sensor mounted to the handheld computing device, the measuring producing a signal, wherein the movement measured is movement of the entire handheld computing device; analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the handheld computing device; and processing the gesture command to control the handheld computing device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 including comparing the signal to a catalog of a plurality of feature commands to determine a particular gesture command.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gesture command corresponds to a pattern of movement of the handheld device that is measured as a function of time F(t), where t s is a start time and t f is a finish time such that the interval of time is t f minus t s .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gesture command corresponds to angular orientations of the entire handheld device as measured over the interval of time.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
92 words
An apparatus for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising: a motion sensor mounted to the handheld computing device for measuring movement of the device over an interval of time, the measuring producing a signal representative of movement of the entire handheld computing device, the measuring being performed without using buttons for command input; means for analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the handheld computing device; and means for processing the gesture command to control the handheld computing device.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
92 words
An apparatus for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising: a motion sensor mounted to the handheld computing device for measuring movement of the device over an interval of time, the measuring producing a signal representative of movement of the entire handheld computing device, the measuring being performed without using buttons for command input; means for analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the handheld computing device; and means for processing the gesture command to control the handheld computing device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the gesture command corresponds to a pattern of movement of the handheld device that is measured by the motion sensor as a function of time F(t), where t s is a start time and t f is a finish time such that the interval of time is t f minus t s .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the means for analyzing includes means for comparing the signal to a catalog of a plurality of gesture commands to determine a particular gesture command.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for controlling a wearable computing device, comprising the steps of: without using buttons for command input, measuring movement of the wearable computing device over an interval of time with a motion sensor mounted to the wearable computing device, the measuring producing a signal, wherein the movement measured is movement of the entire wearable computing device; analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the wearable computing device; and processing the gesture command to control the wearable computing device.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for controlling a wearable computing device, comprising the steps of: without using buttons for command input, measuring movement of the wearable computing device over an interval of time with a motion sensor mounted to the wearable computing device, the measuring producing a signal, wherein the movement measured is movement of the entire wearable computing device; analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the wearable computing device; and processing the gesture command to control the wearable computing device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the wearable computing device is selected from the group consisting of: cellular phone, television, radio, pager, two-way radio and multifunction wristwatch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the wearable computing device has a display screen.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
92 words
An apparatus for controlling a wearable computing device, comprising: a motion sensor mounted to the wearable computing device for measuring movement of the device over an interval of time, the measuring producing a signal representative of movement of the entire wearable computing device, the measuring being performed without using buttons for command input; means for analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the wearable computing device; and means for processing the gesture command to control the wearable computing device.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
92 words
An apparatus for controlling a wearable computing device, comprising: a motion sensor mounted to the wearable computing device for measuring movement of the device over an interval of time, the measuring producing a signal representative of movement of the entire wearable computing device, the measuring being performed without using buttons for command input; means for analyzing the signal measured over the interval of time to determine a gesture command that corresponds to the movement of the wearable computing device; and means for processing the gesture command to control the wearable computing device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the wearable computing device is selected from the group consisting of: cellular phone, television, radio, pager, two-way radio and multifunction wristwatch.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the wearable computing device has a display screen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 additionally comprising: recording the state of the handheld device at start time t s .
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the recording is carried out continuously.
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