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Apparatus, methods and computer program products providing finger-based and hand-based gesture commands for portable electronic device applications

US8086971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2006
Grant dateDec 27, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/017
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes executing a gesture with a user-manipulated physical object in the vicinity of a device; generating data that is descriptive of the presence of the user-manipulated object when executing the gesture; and interpreting the data as pertaining to at least one object, such as an object displayed by the device.

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