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In-air ultrasound pen gestures

US9720521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Nathan Altman · San Diego, US
Niccolo A. Padovani · San Diego, US
Gilad Bornstein · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 19, 2015
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/04883
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Implementations of the technology described herein provide a method for detecting gesture commands using an ultrasonic pen system. The system has a pen and a user device. Detection of gesture commands is based on two-dimensional gestures relative to the screen of a user device, three-dimensional gestures relative to the screen of the user device, roll/rotation around a longitudinal axis of the pen body, and micro-twisting around the longitudinal axis of the pen body. The user device receives the gestures and translates them into commands such as UNDO and BACK.

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