Methods and apparatuses for controlling a system via a sensor

A device, comprising:

• a first sensor configured to:
• sense a first saturation level of an object at a first point in time;
• and
• sense a second saturation level of the object at a second point in time;
• a second sensor configured to sense distance, motion, electrical characteristics, or magnetic characteristics of the object;
• a saturation profile that is retrievable from a memory;
• a saturation response that is retrievable from the memory, wherein the saturation response comprises:
• navigating a user interface;
• transmitting data;
• sending instructions to another device;
• or
• executing another processing function;
• a processing device coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the memory, wherein the processing device is configured to:
• determine that the object occupies a first portion of a field of view (FOV) of the first sensor at the first point in time based on the first saturation level based on the retrieved saturation profile, wherein the object occupying the first portion of the FOV is indicative of the object being a first distance from the first sensor;
• determine that the object occupies a second portion of the FOV at the second point in time based on the second saturation level based on the retrieved saturation profile, wherein the object occupying the second portion of the FOV is indicative of the object being a second distance from the first sensor;
• and
• in response to the object being at the first distance at the first point in time and the second distance at the second point in time, execute the saturation response, wherein the saturation response is associated with the first saturation level and the second saturation level.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a first sensor configured to:
• sense a movement of an object;
• and
• sense a saturation level of the object;
• a second sensor configured to sense distance, motion, electrical characteristics, or magnetic characteristics of the object;
• a saturation profile that is retrievable from a memory;
• a saturation response that is retrievable from the memory, wherein the saturation response comprises:
• navigating a user interface;
• transmitting data;
• sending instructions to another device;
• or
• executing another processing function;
• and
• a processing device coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the memory, wherein the processing device is configured to:
• determine that the movement of the object matches a defined movement for a gesture;
• determine the saturation level exceeds a threshold saturation level based on the retrieved saturation profile;
• and
• in response to the movement of the object matching the defined movement for the gesture and the saturation level exceeding the threshold saturation level, execute the saturation response, wherein the saturation response is associated with the gesture and threshold saturation level.