Gesture control of a data processing apparatus
US12360605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system is disclosed that comprises detecting a user gesture at a location which is remote from a data processing terminal and identifying a first application based on the distance of the detected user gesture being within a first distance range from the data processing terminal, wherein a plurality of applications are associated with different distance ranges from the data processing terminal. The method and system may further cause performance of one of a plurality of functions of the first application based on the user gesture.
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