Systems and methods for gesture recognition

A method of recognizing gestures comprising:

• storing, via a memory coupled to at least one processor, finger identification information identifying a plurality of fingers of at least one user and command information associating a command with at least one finger and action pair;
• displaying, via a touch screen display coupled to the at least one processor, a control panel for a building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the control panel including a plurality of control elements to control a plurality of HVAC elements;
• receiving, by a gesture recognition component executable by the at least one processor, gesture information including at least one fingerprint and action information;
• determining, by the gesture component, whether the at least one fingerprint matches at least one finger of the at least one user based on the at least one fingerprint and the finger identification information;
• identifying, by the gesture recognition component, the at least one finger as a selected finger responsive to determining that the at least one fingerprint matches the at least one finger;
• identifying, by the gesture recognition component, a default finger as the selected finger responsive to determining that the at least one fingerprint does not match the at least one finger;
• identifying, by the gesture recognition component, an action performed based on the action information;
• matching, by the gesture recognition component, the action and the selected finger with the at least one finger and action pair stored in the memory;
• and
• performing, by the gesture recognition component, the command associated with the at least one finger and action pair.

A gesture recognition system comprising:

• a memory storing finger identification information identifying a plurality of fingers of at least one user and command information associating a command for a building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system with at least one finger and action pair;
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and a touch screen display;
• and
• a gesture recognition component executable by the at least one processor and configured to:
• display, via the touch screen display, a control panel for the building HVAC system including a plurality of HVAC control elements to control a plurality of HVAC components;
• receive gesture information from the touch screen including at least one fingerprint and action information;
• determine whether the at least one fingerprint matches at least one finger of the at least one user based on the at least one fingerprint and the finger identification information;
• identify the at least one finger as a selected finger responsive to determining that the at least one fingerprint matches the at least one finger;
• identify a default finger as the selected finger responsive to determining that the at least one fingerprint does not match the at least one finger;
• identify an action performed and at least one HVAC control element associated with the action performed based on the action information;
• match the action, the selected finger, and the at least one HVAC control element with the at least one finger and action pair stored in the memory;
• and
• perform the command associated with the at least one finger and action pair.