Gesture-based GUI for computing devices

A method for displaying a graphical user interface on a display of a computing device, the method comprising:

• displaying, on a display in communication with the at least one hardware processor, a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface having at least one actuatable portion associated with an application executable by the computing device, wherein the at least one actuatable portion comprises an edge of the displayed graphical user interface;
• acquiring, by at least one inertial measurement unit, a plurality of measurements indicating user movement of the computing device;
• converting, by the at least one hardware processor, the plurality of measurements to obtain a plurality of vectors, wherein at least one vector of the plurality of vectors is associated with at least three axes of movement;
• displaying a position indicator that moves in response to the plurality of vectors;
• determining that the position indicator is at a predetermined distance from the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• changing an appearance of the actuatable portion in response to the determination that the position indicator is at the predetermined distance from the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• determining whether the position indicator has traversed the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• determining, by the at least one hardware processor, a command to perform with the displayed graphical user interface in response to:
• a determination that the position indicator has traversed the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• and
• a determination that the position indicator traversed the edge of the at least one actuatable portion within a predetermined timing threshold of when the position indicator reached the predetermined distance;
• and
• performing, by the at least one hardware processor, the determined command with the displayed graphical user interface.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause a computing device to perform a plurality of operations comprising:

• displaying, on a display in communication with the at least one hardware processor, a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface having at least one actuatable portion associated with an application executable by a computing device, wherein the at least one actuatable portion comprises an edge of the displayed graphical user interface;
• acquiring, by at least one inertial measurement unit, a plurality of measurements indicating user movement of the computing device;
• converting the plurality of measurements to obtain a plurality of vectors, wherein at least one vector of the plurality of vectors is associated with at least three axes of movement;
• displaying a position indicator that moves in response to the plurality of vectors;
• determine that the position indicator is at a predetermined distance from the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• changing an appearance of the actuatable portion in response to the determination that the position indicator is at the predetermined distance from the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• determining whether the position indicator has traversed the edge of the at least one actuatable portion;
• determining a command to perform with the displayed graphical user interface in response to:
• a determination that the position indicator has traversed the edge of the at least one actuatable portion within a predetermined timing of when the position indicator reached the predetermined distance;
• and
• performing the determined command with the displayed graphical user interface.