System, Method, and Program for Realizing User Interface Based on Finger Identification
AssigneeMetamatiks PTE. LTD.
InventorYohei INOUE
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Abstract
Provided are a system, method, and program for realizing an intuitive and efficient user interface based on the identification of each finger of a user. Actions are shown using instantly recognizable icons, labels, or both, and the user can recognize the function to be performed by displaying instantly recognizable icons, labels, or both on the fingertips of virtual hands representing fingers identified by a camera or other means. It allows many types of direct actions on an object of an action, with the number of types being more than the number of fingers by mode switching.
Claims16
-20. (canceled)
A method for providing a user interface to a user, comprising steps of:
- identifying a plurality of fingers of the user;
- assigning a mode switching function or a mode switching function and an object selection function to a first finger of the identified plurality of fingers;
- and
- switching functions assigned to a second finger and a third finger of the identified plurality of fingers to different functions in response to a touch action or a hover action by the first finger;
- wherein at least one of the second finger and the third finger is different from the first finger;
- and
- wherein when the object selection function is not assigned to the first finger, returning a function of the second finger or the third finger to its pre-switching function in response to release of the touch action or the hover action by the first finger.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that when executed causes a computer to perform a method for providing a user interface to a user, the method comprising steps of:
- identifying a plurality of fingers of the user;
- assigning a mode switching function or a mode switching function and an object selection function to a first finger of the identified plurality of fingers;
- and
- switching functions assigned to a second finger and a third finger of the identified plurality of fingers to different functions in response to a touch action or a hover action by the first finger;
- wherein at least one of the second finger and the third finger is different from the first finger;
- and
- wherein when the object selection function is not assigned to the first finger, returning a function of the second finger or the third finger to its pre-switching function in response to release of the touch action or the hover action by the first finger.
An apparatus for providing a user interface to a user, configured to:
- identify a plurality of fingers of the user;
- assign a mode switching function or a mode switching function and an object selection function to a first finger of the identified plurality of fingers;
- and
- switch functions assigned to a second finger and a third finger of the identified plurality of fingers to different functions in response to a touch action or a hover action by the first finger;
- wherein at least one of the second finger and the third finger is different from the first finger;
- and
- wherein when the object selection function is not assigned to the first finger, a function of the second finger or the third finger is returned to its pre-switching function in response to release of the touch action or the hover action by the first finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.