Apparatus, Methods And Computer Program Products Providing Finger-Based And Hand-Based Gesture Commands For Portable Electronic Device Applications
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsZoran Radivojevic, Yanming Zou, Kong Qiao Wang, Roope Tapio Takala, Vuokko Tuulikki Lantz, Reijo Lehtiniemi, Jukka Iimari Rantala, Ramin Vatanparast
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Abstract
A method includes executing a gesture with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device; generating data that is descriptive of the presence of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object, such as an object displayed by the device.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device;
- generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture;
- and
- interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing computer program instructions configured, working with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device;
- generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture;
- and
- interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium,
- storing computer program instructions that, when performed by at least one processor, causes at least the following to be performed:
- detecting execution of a gesture performed with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device;
- generating data that is descriptive of the presence or movement of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture;
- and
- interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object displayed by the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.