Wireless device gesture detection and operational control
AssigneeOpen Invention Network, LLC
InventorDavid Gerard Ledet
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Abstract
Wireless device gesture detection and operational control comprises identifying a first position of the device based on a sensor reading of at least one sensor operating as part of the device. The method may also include identifying a change in the device's position to a second position that is different from the first position, and receiving a specific pattern of touch input data on a touch pad of the device, the specific pattern of touch input data identified as a predefined object which corresponds to dimensions of a human ear being pressed against the touch pad and changing a current operating state of the device to a different operating state based on a comparison and detection operation.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- identifying a pattern of touch input data on a touch pad of a wireless device as being similar to a predefined human ear touch pattern by comparing dimensions of the pattern of touch input data to a predefined human ear touch pattern stored in memory;
- and
- changing an idle operating state of the wireless device to a voice receptive call answering operating state;
- wherein a bouncing movement associated with the touch input data is identified, the bouncing movement comprising an initial touching against the human ear and at least one of a re-touching against the human ear, and a sliding touch movement from one portion of the touch pad against the human ear to a second portion of the touch pad against the human ear.
A wireless device, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- identify a pattern of the touch input data on a touch pad, wherein the pattern of touch input data is similar to a predefined human ear touch pattern by a comparison of dimensions of the pattern of touch input data to a predefined human ear touch pattern stored in memory;
- and
- change an idle state of operation of the wireless device to a voice receptive call answer operation state;
- wherein the processor is also configured to identify a bounce movement associated with the touch input data, the bounce movement including an initial touch against the human ear and at least one of a re-touch against the human ear, and a slide touch movement from one portion of the touch pad against the human ear to a second portion of the touch pad against the human ear.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
- identifying a pattern of touch input data on a touch pad of a wireless device as being similar to a predefined human ear touch pattern by comparing dimensions of the pattern of touch input data to a predefined human ear touch pattern stored in the memory;
- and
- changing an idle operating state of the wireless device to a voice receptive call answering operating state;
- wherein the processor is further configured to perform identifying a bouncing movement associated with the touch input data, the bouncing movement effect comprising an initial touching against the human ear and at least one of a re-touching against the human ear, and a sliding touch movement from one portion of the touch pad against the human ear to a second portion of the touch pad against the human ear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.