Using a three-dimensional sensor panel in determining a direction of a gesture cycle

A method of using a three-dimensional sensor panel in determining gesture cycle information, comprising:

• (a) receiving, by a controller of a computing device, a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) positions, the plurality of 3D positions corresponding to a finger movement in a 3D space detectable by the 3D sensor panel and comprising a first dimension, a second dimension, and a third dimension, the first dimension comprising a range of first dimension coordinates, the range of first dimension coordinates grouped into at least a first region of space and a second region of space;
• (b) determining, by the controller, that the plurality of 3D positions contain a gesture cycle, comprising:
• (b1) comparing, by the controller, a set of positions in the plurality of 3D positions, the set of positions comprising at least two non-adjacent positions in the plurality of 3D positions, each of the plurality of 3D positions comprising a first dimension coordinate, a second dimension coordinate, and a third dimension coordinate;
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• (b2) upon determining that the set of positions in the plurality of 3D positions match, determining, by the controller, that the plurality of 3D positions contain the gesture cycle;
• (c) determining, by the controller, that the gesture cycle comprises a first dimension cycle with first dimension coordinates in the first region of space, comprising:
• (c1) determining, by the controller, that the first dimension coordinates in the plurality of 3D positions are each in the first region of space;
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• (c2) upon determining that the first dimension coordinates in the plurality of 3D positions are each in the first, region of space, determining, by the controller, that the gesture cycle contains the first dimension cycle in the first region of space;
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• (d) creating, by the controller, a gesture cycle record for the gesture cycle, the gesture cycle record comprising information associated with the gesture cycle, the information comprising the first dimension cycle in the first region of space.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therein, wherein when executed by a controller causes the controller to:

• (a) receive a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) positions, the plurality of 3D positions corresponding to a finger movement in a 3D space detectable by the 3D sensor panel and comprising a first dimension, a second dimension, and a third dimension, the first dimension comprising a range of first dimension coordinates, the range of first dimension coordinates grouped into at least a first region of space and a second region of space;
• (b) determine that the plurality of 3D positions contain a gesture cycle, comprising:
• (b1) compare a set of positions in the plurality of 3D positions, the set of positions comprising at least two non-adjacent positions in the plurality of 3D positions, each of the plurality of 3D positions comprising a first dimension coordinate, a second dimension coordinate, and a third dimension coordinate;
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• (b2) upon determining that the set of positions in the plurality of 3D positions match, determine that the plurality of positions contain the gesture cycle;
• (c) determine that the gesture cycle comprises a first dimension cycle with first dimension coordinates in the first region of space, comprising:
• (c1) determine that the first dimension coordinates in the plurality of 3D positions are each in the first region of space;
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• (c2) upon determining that the first dimension coordinates in the plurality of 3D positions are each in the first region of space, determine that the gesture cycle contains the first dimension cycle in the first region of space;
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• (d) create a gesture cycle record for the gesture cycle, the gesture cycle record comprising information associated with the gesture cycle, the information comprising the first dimension cycle in the first region of space.