Customizable gestures for mobile devices
Users are enabled to define and modify mappings between (1) gestures and (2) actions performed by one or more computing devices in response to a device detecting performance of a gesture. A generalized gesture-to-action mapping framework allows users to intuitively define and modify such mappings. In response to a device detecting the performance of a particular gesture, one or more devices may cause the execution of one or more device actions based on a set of user-defined gesture-to-action mappings.
1. A mobile device comprising:
one or more memories storing:
first mapping data that specifies a mapping between a first gesture, a first device context, and one or more first device actions,
second mapping data that specifies a mapping between second gesture, a second device context that is different than the first device context, and one or more second device actions, and
a device hierarchy that defines precedence between the mobile device and one or more other devices; and
one or more processors configured to:
detect performance of a gesturing event,
determine one or more conditions related to the mobile device upon the gesturing event being detected, wherein the one or more conditions include detecting presence of the one or more other devices, and
cause the mobile device to execute one of the one or more first device actions and the one or more second device actions based on a determination that the one or more conditions correspond to the first device context or the second device context, wherein if the presence of the one or more other devices which take precedence over the mobile device is detected, the mobile device does not execute any of the one or more first device actions and the one or more second device actions.
2. The mobile device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the gesturing event is one or more of a motion event by the mobile device, a motion event by a user, a touch-based event by a user, or a sound event.
3. The mobile device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first device context and the second device context further include one or more of: a geographical location of the mobile device, time, temperature, an amount of ambient light, attributes of one or more applications on the mobile device, or a user associated with the mobile device.
4. The mobile device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first device context and the second device context further include one or more of: characteristics of one or more other devices within a specified proximity of the mobile device, or characteristics of a user associated with the mobile device.
5. The mobile device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the characteristics of one or more other devices within a specified proximity of the mobile device are determined by the mobile device.
6. The mobile device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the one or more of characteristics of one or more other devices within a specified proximity of the mobile device include one or more of: one or more capabilities of the one or more other devices, ownership attributes of the one or more other devices, types of the one or more other devices, or user accounts that correspond to the one or more other devices.
7. The mobile device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the characteristics of a user associated with the mobile device include one or more of: an identity of the user, or one or more applications on the mobile device currently being used by the user.
8. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having information recorded thereon for searching data, wherein the information, when read by a machine, causes the machine to perform the steps of:
detecting, by a mobile device, performance of a gesturing event, wherein first mapping data specifies a mapping between a first gesture, a first device context, and one or more first device actions, second mapping data specifies a mapping between second gesture, a second device context that is different than the first device context, and one or more second device actions, and a device hierarchy defines precedence between the mobile device and one or more other devices;
determining one or more conditions related to the mobile device upon the gesturing event being detected, wherein the one or more conditions include detecting presence of the one or more other devices; and
causing the mobile device to execute one of the one or more first device actions and the one or more second device actions based on a determination that the one or more conditions correspond to the first device context or the second device context, wherein if the presence of the one or more other devices which take precedence over the mobile device is detected, the mobile device does not execute any of the one or more first device actions and the one or more second device actions.
9. The medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the gesturing event is one or more of a motion event by the mobile device, a motion event by a user, a touch-based event by a user, or a sound event.
10. The medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the first device context and the second device context include one or more of: a geographical location of the mobile device, time, temperature, an amount of ambient light, attributes of one or more applications on the mobile device, or a user associated with the mobile device.
11. The medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the first device context and the second device context further include one or more of: characteristics of one or more other devices within a specified proximity of the mobile device, or characteristics of a user associated with the mobile device.
12. The medium as recited in claim 11 , wherein the characteristics of one or more other devices within a specified proximity of the mobile device are determined by the mobile device.
13. The medium as recited in claim 11 , wherein the one or more of characteristics of one or more other devices within a specified proximity of the mobile device include one or more of: one or more capabilities of the one or more other devices, ownership attributes of the one or more other devices, types of the one or more other devices, or user accounts that correspond to the one or more other devices.
14. The medium as recited in claim 11 , wherein the characteristics of a user associated with the mobile device include one or more of: an identity of the user, or one or more applications on the mobile device currently being used by the user.