Electronic device for performing gestures and methods for determining orientation thereof

1. A method for detecting a gesture performed by a user using an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining a first orientation of the electronic device using at least one inertial sensor;

determining a location of the touched area touched by an adjacent finger with respect to at least one finger on which the electronic device is worn using at least one touch sensor;

determining a final orientation of the electronic device by correcting the first orientation based on a relative position between the determined location of the touch area and the at least one inertial sensor; and

executing at least one function corresponding to at least one user gesture based on the determined final orientation of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation of the electronic device worn on the at least one finger of the user is determined using:

a location of a point of touch on the electronic device, on the user performing at least one touch gesture on the electronic device; and

a location of the at least one inertial sensor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation of the electronic device on the at least one finger of the user is determined using:

a capacitance due to at least one finger adjacent to the at least one finger; and

a location of the at least one inertial sensor.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

detecting at least one target device using the determined final orientation; and

enabling the user to interact with a target device using the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises using the interpreted at least one user gesture for navigating a user interface (UI) of a target device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the user using a plurality of electronic devices.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

tracking the determined final orientation for the plurality of electronic devices;

determining orientations of fingers of the user wearing the plurality of electronic devices; and

enabling the user to interact with a virtual reality (VR) application by mapping the determined orientation to a virtual hand model in the VR application.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a relative orientation between the at least one touch sensor and the at least one inertial sensor based on a second orientation; and

determining the final orientation based on the relative orientation and the first orientation.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a plurality of touch sensors; and

wherein the method further comprises:

identifying at least one of the plurality of touch sensors corresponding to a touch input; and

determining the relative orientation based on locations of the at least one of the plurality of touch sensors and a location of the at least one inertial sensor.

10. An electronic device, comprising

at least one inertial sensor configured to determine a first orientation of the electronic device;

at least one touch sensor configured to determine a location of the touched area touched by an adjacent finger with respect to at least one finger on which the electronic device is worn; and

a processor configured to:

determine a final orientation of the electronic device by correcting the first orientation based on a relative position between the determined location of the touch area and the at least one inertial sensor; and

execute at least one function corresponding to at least one user gesture based on the determined final orientation of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the orientation of the electronic device worn on the at least one finger of the user using

a location of a point of touch on the electronic device, as the user performs at least one touch gesture on the electronic device; and

a location of the at least one inertial sensor.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the orientation of the electronic device worn on the at least one finger of the user using

a capacitance due to at least one finger adjacent to the at least one finger; and

a location of the at least one inertial sensor.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to

detect at least one target device using the determined final orientation; and

enable the user to interact with a target device using the electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to use the interpreted at least one user gesture for navigating a user interface (UI) of a target device.

15. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to:

track the determined final orientation of a plurality of electronic devices;

determine orientations of fingers of the user wearing the plurality of electronic devices; and

enable the user to interact with a virtual reality (VR) application by mapping the determined orientation to a virtual hand model in the VR application.

16. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a relative orientation between the at least one touch sensor and the at least one inertial sensor based on a second orientation; and

determine the final orientation based on the relative orientation and the first orientation.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a plurality of touch sensors; and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify at least one of the plurality of touch sensors corresponding to a touch input, and

determine the relative orientation based on a location of the at least one of the plurality of touch sensors and a location of the at least one inertial sensor.