Gesture recognition method, apparatus and device, computer program product therefor

An apparatus, comprising:

• a first circuit configured to track first values over a time period, the first values each corresponding to a respective first region of a sense screen, the first regions aligned with a first dimension of the sense screen;
• a second circuit configured to track second values over the time period, the second values each corresponding to a respective second regions of the sense screen, the second regions aligned with a second dimension of the sense screen;
• and
• a detector circuit configured to detect an object gesture over the sense screen in response to at least one of the first values or at least one of the second values changing over the time period and none of the first values or none of the second values changing over the time period.

A system, comprising:

• a sense screen having first and second dimensions, first regions aligned with the first dimension, second regions aligned with the second dimension, and configured to provide first values each corresponding to a respective one of the first regions and second values each corresponding to a respective one of the second regions;
• a first circuit configured to track the first values over a time period;
• a second circuit configured to track the second values over the time period;
• and
• a detector circuit configured to detect an object gesture over the sense screen in response to at least one of the first values or at least one of the second values, but not both at least one of the first values and at least one of the second values, changing over the time period.

A method, comprising:

• tracking first values over a time period, the first values each corresponding to a respective first region of a sense screen;
• tracking second values over the time period, the second values each corresponding to a respective second regions of the sense screen that are approximately perpendicular to the first regions;
• and
• detecting an object gesture over the sense screen in response to at least one of the first values or at least one of the second values, but not both at least one of the first values and at least one of the second values, changing over the time period.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing apparatus, cause the computing apparatus, or another apparatus under control of the computing apparatus:

• to track first values over a time period, the first values each corresponding to a respective first region of a sense screen;
• to track second values over the time period, the second values each corresponding to a respective second regions of the sense screen that are approximately perpendicular to the first regions;
• and
• to detect an object gesture over the sense screen in response to at least one of the first values or at least one of the second values, but not both at least one of the first values and at least one of the second values, changing over the time period.