Gesture learning
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorWayne Carl Westerman
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Abstract
Systems and methods that incorporate various techniques for teaching gestures to a user of a multi-touch sensitive device are disclosed herein. Such techniques can include presenting visible feedback of gestures, such as animated motion trails and/or hand motions, along with affirmative feedback for correctly performed gestures and negative feedback for incorrectly performed gestures. Such techniques can be expanded to provide training exercises that present tasks requiring a particular gesture or sequence of gestures to be performed. These training exercises can take the form of games or other engaging activities to encourage use.
Claims60
A method for teaching gestures performable on a multi touch interface, the method comprising:
- presenting a display on a touch sensing touch screen, the display comprising a first display area and a second display area, the second display area comprising a touch monitor window graphically distinct from and in an area of the touch screen non-overlapping with the first display area;
- detecting a practice gesture currently being performed on the touch sensing touch screen in the first display area;
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- presenting in the touch monitor window an interactive feedback mechanism that indicates an accuracy of the practice gesture currently being performed.
A graphical user interface display for a gesture learning application, the graphical user interface display comprising:
- a main window displayed on a touch sensing touch screen including an indication of a gesture to be performed on the touch screen, the main window configured for detecting a practice gesture;
- a touch monitor window graphically distinct from and in an area of the touch screen non-overlapping with the main window, the touch monitor window including an interactive feedback mechanism displayed on the touch screen, the interactive feedback mechanism including an indication of an accuracy of the practice gesture currently being performed.
A computer system having a touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the computer system includes a computer memory encoded with executable instructions for causing the computer system to:
- present a display on a touch sensing touch screen, the display comprising a first display area and a second display area, the second display area comprising a touch monitor window graphically distinct from and in an area of the touch screen non-overlapping with the first display area;
- detect a practice gesture currently being performed on the touch sensing touch screen in the first display area;
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- present in the touch monitor window an interactive feedback mechanism that indicates an accuracy of the practice gesture currently being performed.
A computer system having a touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the computer system includes a computer memory encoded with executable instructions for causing the computer system to generate a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a main window displayed on a touch sensing touch screen including an indication of a gesture to be performed on the touch screen, the main window configured for detecting a practice gesture;
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- a touch monitor window graphically distinct from and in an area of the touch screen non-overlapping with the main window, the touch monitor window including an interactive feedback mechanism displayed on the touch screen, the interactive feedback mechanism including an indication of an accuracy of the practice gesture currently being performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.