Alarm operation by touch-less gesture
US9367137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0304
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system to control an alarm application being executed by a device using a touch-less gesture are described. The system includes two or more ambient light sensors arranged at respective surface locations on a same side of a device, each of the two or more ambient light sensors measuring light intensity at the respective surface location. The system also includes a processor to detect a gesture as a detected gesture based on the light intensity measured by the ambient light sensors and output a control signal to the alarm application based on the detected gesture, wherein at least one other gesture also corresponds with the control signal.
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