Dynamic input system for smart glasses based on user availability states

A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to cause a computing device of smart glasses to:

• determine an initial availability state of a user for a user interface (UI) navigation event based on incoming image data, wherein the initial availability state indicates a level of availability of a user's hands to perform gesture-based UI navigation;
• select a UI configuration and a control profile for the UI navigation event from stored customized UI configurations and control profiles of the user based on the initial availability state of the user, wherein the UI configurations each comprise rules regarding how content will be displayed on the UI of the smart glasses and the control profiles each comprise rules regarding gesture-based computing and navigating;
• and
• initiate the UI navigation event based on the selected UI configuration and the control profile, wherein application icons are displayed in a virtual UI of the smart glasses according to the UI configuration, and hand movements by the user are interpreted based on the control profile.

A system comprising:

• a processor, a computer readable memory, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to cause a computing device of smart glasses to:
• determine an initial availability state of a user for a user interface (UI) navigation event based on incoming image data, wherein the initial availability state indicates a level of availability of a user's hands to perform gesture-based UI navigation;
• select a UI configuration and a control profile for the UI navigation event from stored customized UI configurations and control profiles of the user based on the initial availability state of the user and a context of the user, wherein the UI configurations each comprise rules regarding how content will be displayed on the UI of the smart glasses and the control profiles each comprise rules regarding gesture-based computing and navigating;
• and
• initiate the UI navigation event based on the selected UI configuration and the control profile, wherein application icons are displayed in a virtual UI of the smart glasses according to the UI configuration, and hand movements by the user are interpreted based on the control profile.