Touchless Texting Exercise
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorAmer Hammoud
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are provided for touchless texting that enhances user activity. A plurality of graphical images are displayed on a computer display. An exercise motion is detected using a camera, and the motion is resolved to a selected graphical image from the plurality of graphical images. The selected graphical image is entered into an application.
Claims17
A method for touchless texting that enhances user activity, comprising:
- displaying on a computer display a plurality of graphical images in an arrangement corresponding to an exercise motion;
- detecting an exercise motion and translating the motion to a selected graphical image from the plurality of graphical images;
- and
- entering the selected graphical image into an application.
A system for touchless texting that enhances user activity, comprising:
- a processor,
- a camera, operably connected with the processor configured to detect an exercise motion;
- a display operably connected with the processor,
- a memory, operably connected with the processor, and having stored thereon a program of instruction executable by the processor to:
- display a plurality of graphical images on the display in a configuration corresponding to an exercise motion;
- in response to the camera detect the exercise motion, resolving the motion to a selected graphical image from the plurality of graphical images;
- and
- enter the selected graphical image into an application.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a computer-executable program of instructions comprising:
- instructions for displaying on a computer display a plurality of graphical images in an arrangement corresponding to an exercise motion;
- instructions for detecting an exercise motion and translating the motion to a selected graphical image from the plurality of graphical images;
- and
- instructions for entering the selected graphical image into an application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.