MULTI-PART GESTURE FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DISPLAY

1 . A method for utilizing a multi-part gesture for operating an electronic personal display, said method comprising:

coupling at least one gesture recognitions sensor with the electronic personal display;

recognizing a multi-part gesture at the at least one gesture recognition sensor, wherein the multi-part gesture comprises:

a first gesture part invoking a pre-defined set of digital reading operations to be performed on a digital content item rendered on the electronic personal display;

at least a second gesture part invoking a specific digital reading operation from the pre-defined set of digital reading operations; and

performs the specific digital reading operation on the electronic personal display.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

utilizing a capacitive touch sensing surface for at least one gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

3 . The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving a tapping type contact output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the first gesture part; and

receiving a swiping type contact output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the second gesture part.

4 . The method of claim 2 further comprising:

providing the capacitive touch sensing surface on a housing of the electronic personal display.

5 . The method of claim 2 further comprising:

utilizing a 3D motion sensor for at least a second gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

6 . The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving a tapping recognition output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the first gesture part; and

receiving a motion recognition output from the 3D motion sensor as the second gesture part.

7 . The method of claim 5 further comprising:

fixedly coupling the 3D motion sensor with the electronic personal display.

8 . The method of claim 2 further comprising:

utilizing an accelerometer for at least a second gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

9 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving a shaking recognition output from the accelerometer as the first gesture part; and

receiving a swiping type contact output from the capacitive touch sensing surface as the second gesture part.

10 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

utilizing a 3D motion sensor as at least a first gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture; and

utilizing an accelerometer as at least a second gesture recognition sensor for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving a tap recognition output from the accelerometer as the first gesture part; and

receiving a motion recognition output from the 3D motion sensor as the second gesture part.

12 . An electronic reader (eReader) with multi-part gesture recognition comprising:

at least one gesture recognition sensor coupled with the eReader;

a monitoring module to monitor the gesture recognition sensor for a multi-part gesture related to a digital reading operation and provide an output when the multi-part gesture is detected, the multi-part gesture comprising:

a first gesture part to delineate a pre-defined set of menu command options; and

at least a second gesture part to select a specific command from the pre-defined set of menu command options; and

a gesture correlater to correlate the first gesture part received from the monitoring module with the pre-defined set of menu command options and to correlate the second gesture part received from the monitoring module with the specific command from the pre-defined set of menu command options; and

an operation module to receive the output from the monitoring module and perform the digital reading operation on a digital content item rendered on the eReader.

13 . The eReader of claim 12 wherein the at least one gesture recognition sensor is a capacitive touch sensing surface.

14 . The eReader of claim 13 wherein the capacitive touch sensing surface is located on a housing of the eReader.

15 . The eReader of claim 12 wherein the at least one gesture recognition sensor is a 3D motion sensor.

16 . The eReader of claim 15 wherein the 3D motion sensor is fixedly coupled with the eReader.

17 . The eReader of claim 12 wherein the at least one gesture recognition sensor is an accelerometer.

18 . A method for utilizing a multi-part gesture for operating an electronic reader (eReader), said method comprising:

receiving a first gesture part of a multi-part gesture from at least one gesture recognition sensor coupled with the eReader;

correlating the first gesture part with a predefined gesture invoking a pre-defined set of menu command options;

receiving a second gesture part of the multi-part gesture from the at least one gesture recognition sensor coupled with the eReader;

correlating the second gesture part of the multi-part gesture with a predefined gesture denoting a digital reading operation to be performed on a digital content item rendered on the eReader; and

performing the digital reading operation on the eReader.

19 . The method of claim 18 further comprising:

utilizing a capacitive touch sensing surface for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

20 . The method of claim 18 further comprising:

utilizing a 3D motion sensor in conjunction with a capacitive touch sensing surface for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.

21 . The method of claim 18 further comprising:

utilizing an accelerometer in conjunction with a capacitive touch sensing surface for recognizing one or more parts of the multi-part gesture.