Transferring information among devices using cameras
US8943582B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/32
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data on a first computing device can be represented by a graphical object displayed on a screen of the first device. A user can initiate an “attach event” (e.g., a pinching gesture with respect to the object) to enable the object (e.g., the data represented by the object) to be associated and/or virtually attached to him/her. One or more cameras can view/track the user's hand/finger movement(s). Based on the viewed/tracked movement(s), the object representing the data can be moved on a screen of the first device to correspond to the movement of the user's hand/finger. The object can also be moved to a position on a screen of a second computing device when the user moves his/her hand/finger to an area corresponding to the position. A user initiated “release event” (e.g., an unpinching gesture) can end the association and enable the data to be shared with the second device.
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