User interface
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorAntonio Bernardo Monteiro Costa
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Abstract
Methods and systems for triggering functions on a head-mountable device are provided. A head-mountable device may receive an indication of a gesture associated with the device. In response to an indication that the gesture is a forward gesture, the head-mountable device may activate visual type functions, and in response to an indication that the gesture is a rearward gesture, the head-mountable device may activate audio type functions.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a gesture associated with a head-mountable device (HMD);
- executing instructions to activate a plurality of visual type functions on the HMD for selection in response to a received indication that the gesture is a forward gesture;
- and
- executing instructions to activate a plurality of audio type functions on the HMD for selection in response to a received indication that the gesture is a rearward gesture.
An article of manufacture including non-transitory tangible computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions encoded thereon, the instructions comprising:
- receiving an indication of a gesture associated with a head-mountable device (HMD);
- activating a plurality of visual type functions on the HMD for selection in response to an indication that the gesture is a forward gesture toward an eyepiece on the HMD;
- and
- activating a plurality of audio type functions on the HMD for selection in response to an indication that the gesture is a rearward gesture toward an end of an arm on the HMD.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a head-mountable device (HMD) comprising a heads-up display;
- data storage;
- and
- non-transitory machine language instructions stored on the data storage executable by the processor to perform functions including:
- receiving an indication of a gesture associated with the HMD;
- activating a plurality of visual type functions on the HMD for selection in response to an indication that the gesture is a gesture toward an eyepiece on the HMD;
- and
- activating a plurality of audio type functions on the HMD for selection in response to an indication that the gesture is a gesture toward an end of an arm on the HMD.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a head-mountable device (HMD) comprising a heads-up display;
- data storage;
- and
- non-transitory machine language instructions stored on the data storage executable by the processor to perform functions including:
- receiving an indication of a gesture associated with the HMD;
- activating visual type functions for selection on the HMD in response to an indication that the gesture is a gesture toward an eyepiece on the HMD;
- and
- activating audio type functions for selection on the HMD in response to an indication that the gesture is a gesture toward an end of an arm on the HMD.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.