US 11,599,253 B2Granted

System and method for selection of displayed objects by path tracing

AssigneeROVl GUIDES, INC.

InventorsVikram Makam Gupta, Johnson Josephraj

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Abstract

Systems and methods for selecting objects by tracing the paths the objects traverse on a display. An object moving across a display screen does so along a particular path. Users may trace the shape of this path, such as by outlining the shape of the path with their finger or other device on a touch sensitive screen, moving a cursor with, e.g., a mouse, moving a motion-sensitive screen, or the like. The display may match the shape of the user's traced path to the shape of an object's path. Objects whose paths are shaped sufficiently similar to the user's traced path may then be selected. In this manner, users may select an object by tracing the path it takes, rather than directly picking or touching the object itself. This allows users an additional method for selecting displayed objects, improving the flexibility of many displays and programs run thereon.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method of selecting a displayed object, the method comprising:

using control circuitry, determining an object path traversed by an object in video content provided on a video portion of a display, wherein the determining the object path traversed further comprises:
selecting a time duration;
and
determining the object path traversed by the object along a first portion of the display during the selected time duration;
receiving an input path traced upon a second portion of the display, wherein the input path traced upon the second portion of the display is different in orientation from the object path traversed along the first portion of the display and wherein each of the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display overlaps at least a portion of the video portion of the display;
comparing the object path traversed along the first portion of the display to the input path traced along the second portion of the display, to determine whether the input path traced matches the object path traversed;
in response to determining that the input path traced matches the object path traversed:
selecting the object;
in response to determining that the input path traced does not match the object path traversed:
(a) increasing the time duration;
(b) determining the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration;
(c) comparing the input path traced to the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration, to determine whether the input path traced matches the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration;
and
in response to determining that the input path traced matches the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration, selecting the object;
and
performing an operation using the selected object.

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A system for selecting a displayed object, the system comprising:

a storage device;
and
control circuitry configured to:
determine an object path traversed by an object in video content provided on a video portion of a display, wherein the determining the object path traversed further comprises:
selecting a time duration;
and
determining the object path traversed by the object along a first portion of the display during the selected time duration;
receive an input path traced upon a second portion of the display, wherein the input path traced upon the second portion of the display is different in orientation from the object path traversed by the object along the first portion of the display and wherein each of the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display overlaps at least a portion of the video portion of the display;
compare object the path traversed along the first portion of the display to the path traced along the second portion of the display, to determine whether the input path traced matches the object path traversed;
in response to determining that the input path traced matches the object path traversed:
select the object;
in response to determining that the input path traced does not match the object path traversed:
(a) increase the time duration;
(b) determine the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration;
(c) compare the input path traced to the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration, to determine whether the input path traced matches the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration;
and
in response to determining that the input path traced matches the object path traversed by the object during the increased time duration, select the object;
and
perform an operation using the selected object.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/086,084Filed 30 Oct 2020
Published: US 2022/0137794 A15 May 2022
Granted: 7 Mar 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G06F 3/04842
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F
Computing and data processing