Detecting a gesture

A processing system for a sensing device, comprising:

• a sensor module comprising sensor circuitry coupled to a plurality of sensor electrodes, the sensor module configured to drive the sensor electrodes to sense input objects in a sensing region of the sensing device;
• a determination module configured to:
• detect a first input object, a second input object, and a movement of the first input object, a movement of the second input object in the sensing region during a first time period;
• detect a third input object and movement for the third input object in the sensing region during a second time period, the second time period occurring after the first time period, and the third input object only detected after the first time period;
• identify a first gesture based on the movement of the first input object, the movement of the second input object, and the movement of the third input object;
• and
• output gesture information identifying the first gesture.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for detecting a gesture, comprising computer readable program code embodied therein for:

• detecting a first input object, a second input object, and a movement of the first input object, a movement of the second input object in a sensing region during a first time period;
• detecting a third input object and movement for the third input object in the sensing region during a second time period, the second time period occurring after the first time period, and the third input object only detected after the first time period;
• identifying a first gesture based on the movement of the first input object, the movement of the second input object, and the movement of the third input object;
• and
• outputting gesture information identifying the first gesture.