US 2010/0073284 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING MOVEMENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a system and method for analyzing movements of a handheld electronic device. The system comprises: memory; a microprocessor; a first module to generate movement data responsive to movements of the device; a second module providing instructions to the microprocessor to map the movement data to a string representation relating to symbols in a spatial coordinate system associated with the device and store the string representation in the memory; and a third module. The third module provides instructions to the microprocessor to analyze data relating to the string representation against data relating to a gesture string representing a gesture related to a command for the device to determine if the gesture has been imparted on the device; and if the string representation sufficiently matches the gesture string, executes a command associated with the gesture on the device.

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Dependent claims

A method for analyzing movements of a handheld electronic device, comprising:

tracking movement data for said device;
mapping said movement data to a string representation;
analyzing said string representation for said device against a gesture string representing a gesture related to a command for said device to determine if said gesture has been imparted on said device;
and
if said string representation matches said gesture string, executing a command associated with said gesture on said device.

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A system for analyzing movements of a handheld electronic device, comprising:

a memory storage device;
a microprocessor;
a first module to generate movement data for said device responsive to movements of said device;
a second module providing instructions to said microprocessor to map said movement data to a string representation relating to enumeration symbols arranged in a spatial coordinate system associated with said device and store said string representation in said memory storage device;
and
a third module providing instructions to said microprocessor to
analyze data relating to said string representation and earlier movement data, if available, for said device against data relating to a gesture string representing a gesture related to a command for said device to determine if said gesture has been imparted on said device;
and
if said string representation is compared against a threshold to determine if said string representation matches said gesture string, to execute a command associated with said gesture on said device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for analyzing movements of an electronic device

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Abstract

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