Systems and methods for performing a device action based on a detected gesture

A method for performing an action based on a detected touchless gesture, comprising:

• detecting, by a gesture detections sensor coupled to or integrated with a device, a first gesture passing over the device;
• determining, by one or more processors, if the detected first gesture matches a known gesture in a gesture library or an expected gesture;
• translating, by one or more processors, a coordinate system associated with the device based on a direction of the detected first gesture when the detected first gesture does not match a known gesture in a gesture library or an expected gesture;
• and
• performing, by one or more processors, an action based on a second detected gesture when the second detected gesture is determined to match a known gesture in a gesture library or an expected gesture in the translated coordinate system.

A device for performing an action, comprising:

• a gesture detection sensor configured to:
• detect movement of a control object moving over the device and capture information related to the detected movement;
• and
• detect a touchless gesture performed over the device and capture information related to the touchless gesture;
• one or more processors configured to:
• determine a direction of motion of the control object from the captured information related to the detected movement;
• and
• perform an action based on the captured information related to the information related to the touchless gesture and the determined direction of motion.

A system for performing an action, comprising:

• means for detecting movement of a control object moving over a device;
• means for determining a direction of movement of the control object;
• means for detecting a touchless gesture performed over the device;
• and
• means for performing an action based on the detected touchless gesture and the determined direction of movement.

A computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform a method for performing an action, the method comprising:

• detecting motion of a control object moving over the device;
• detecting a touchless gesture performed over the device;
• and
• performing an action based on the detected touchless gesture and a direction of the motion.