Operating a device using touchless and touchscreen gestures
US9405461B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device operable using touch-less and touchscreen gestures and a method and system to operate the device are described. The device includes two or more ambient light sensors arranged at respective surface locations of the device and sensing light intensity at the respective surface locations. The device also includes a processor coupled to the two or more ambient light sensors to identify a touch-less gesture based on the light intensity sensed by the two or more ambient light sensors, receive a touchscreen gesture, and operate the device based on the touch-less gesture and the touchscreen gesture.
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