Gesture detection using external sensors

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by one or more processors, image data from one or more visual sensors of a first computing device;
• obtaining, by the one or more processors, audio data from one or more audio sensors of a second computing device;
• determining, by the one or more processors, a set of correlations between the image data and the audio data;
• and
• detecting, by the one or more processors using the set of correlations, a user gesture for performance of a command to operate either the first computing device or the second computing device.

A system, comprising:

• a first computing device including a first audio sensor;
• a second computing device including a second audio sensor;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• compare first audio data received from the first audio sensor with second audio data received from the second audio sensor to obtain a result;
• detect a gesture made by a portion of a body of a user based on the result;
• determine whether the gesture corresponds to a user command;
• and
• control one or more functions of the first computing device based on the user command.

A system, comprising:

• a first computing device including one or more visual sensors;
• a second computing device including one or more audio sensors;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• obtain image data from the one or more visual sensors;
• obtain audio data from the one or more audio sensors;
• determine a set of correlations between the image data and the audio data;
• and
• detect, using the set of correlations, a user gesture for performance of a command to operate either the first computing device or the second computing device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which instructions are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

• comparing first audio data received from a first audio sensor of a first computing device with second audio data received from a second audio sensor of a second computing device;
• detecting a gesture made by a portion of a body of a user based on a result of the comparing;
• determining whether the gesture corresponds to a user command;
• and
• controlling one or more functions of the first computing device based on the user command.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which instructions are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

• obtaining image data from one or more visual sensors of a first computing device;
• obtaining audio data from one or more audio sensors of a second computing device;
• determining a set of correlations between the image data and the audio data;
• and
• detecting, using the set of correlations, a user gesture for performance of a command to operate either the first computing device or the second computing device.