Method and system for controlling a user interface of a device using human breath

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for interaction, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

• in a device comprising an embedded micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensing and processing module:
• detecting movement of each of a plurality of independently movable segments of said MEMS sensing and processing module, said movement caused by flow of human breath expelled by a user upon said plurality of movable segments;
• responsive to said detection, said MEMS sensing and processing module generating one or more control signals representative of a respiratory type of input from said user to control a graphical user interface of a touch sensitive display of said device;
• receiving a tactual type of input resulting from contact of said user with said touch sensitive display;
• displaying within a first geometric region of said touch sensitive display comprising less than all of said touch sensitive display, a background image from a plurality of background images for respective categories of a plurality of categories of content components, according to a first type of input of said user, wherein said first type of input is said tactual type of input or said respiratory type of input;
• displaying within said first geometric region with said background image, an icon image from a plurality of icon images for respective content components from a plurality of content components of the category of content components corresponding to the displayed background image, according to a second type of input of said user, wherein said second type of input is said tactual type of input or said respiratory type of input and is different from said first type of input;
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• responsive to receipt of a predefined user action using said first type of input or said second type of input, performing a function associated with said displayed icon image and respective content component.

A system for interaction, the system comprising:

• one or more processors and/or circuits for use in a device comprising an embedded micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensing and processing module, said one or more processors and/or circuits being operable to:
• detect movement of each of a plurality of independently movable segments of said MEMS sensing and processing module, said movement caused by flow of human breath expelled by a user upon said plurality of movable segments;
• responsive to said detection, said MEMS sensing and processing module generate one or more control signals representative of a respiratory type of input from said user to control a graphical user interface of a touch sensitive display of said device;
• receive a tactual type of input resulting from contact of said user with said touch sensitive display;
• display within a first geometric region of said touch sensitive display comprising less than all of said touch sensitive display, a background image from a plurality of background images for respective categories of a plurality of categories of content components, according to a first type of input of said user, wherein said first type of input is said tactual type of input or said respiratory type of input;
• display within said first geometric region with said background image, an icon image from a plurality of icon images for respective content components from a plurality of content components of the category of content components corresponding to the displayed background image, according to a second type of input of said user, wherein said second type of input is said tactual type of input or said respiratory type of input and is different from said first type of input;
• and
• responsive to receipt of a predefined user action using said first type of input or said second type of input, perform a function associated with said displayed icon image and respective content component.