Method and apparatus for selecting between multiple gesture recognition systems
AssigneeGoogle Technology Holdings LLC
InventorsRachid M. Alameh, Patrick J. Cauwels, David G. Fliszar
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting between multiple gesture recognition systems includes an electronic device determining a context of operation for the electronic device that affects a gesture recognition function performed by the electronic device. The electronic device also selects, based on the context of operation, one of a plurality of gesture recognition systems in the electronic device as an active gesture recognition system for receiving gesturing input to perform the gesture recognition function, wherein the plurality of gesture recognition systems comprises an image-based gesture recognition system and a non-image-based gesture recognition system.
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A method for selecting a gesture recognition system, the method comprising:
- determining an operation context of a computing device;
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- selecting, based on the determined operation context of the computing device, a gesture recognition system from a plurality of gesture recognition systems in the computing device as an active gesture recognition system for receiving input to perform one or more gesture recognition functions, wherein the plurality of gesture recognition systems comprises an image-based gesture recognition system and a non-image-based gesture recognition system.
A device configured to perform a gesture recognition function, the device comprising:
- a plurality of gesture recognition systems comprising an image-based gesture recognition system configured to receive first gesturing input using an imager to perform the gesture recognition function and a non-image-based gesture recognition system configured to receive second gesturing input without using an imager to perform the gesture recognition function;
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- a hardware processor configured to determine an operation context of the device and select an active gesture recognition system from the plurality of gesture recognition systems for receiving input to perform the gesture recognition function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.