External user interface for head worn computing
Aspects of the present invention relate to user interface control of a head-worn computer.
1. A system comprising;
an interactive control element disposed within a housing of a device;
a first sensor configured to detect a movement of the housing; and
one or more processors configured to perform a method comprising:
receiving, from the first sensor at a first time, an indication of a movement of the housing;
receiving, at a second time different from the first time, an indication of an identity of a user of the device;
in accordance with a detection that a finger of the user is in proximity of the interactive control element at the first time, and further in accordance with a determination that the first time is within a predetermined threshold of the second time, transmitting a signal to a second device, the signal based on the movement of the housing; and
in accordance with a detection that the finger is not in proximity of the interactive control element at the first time, or in accordance with a determination that the first time is not within the predetermined threshold of the second time, forgoing transmitting the signal to the second device,
wherein the signal is configured to control a movement of a mouse element on a user interface display of a wearable head device comprising a second sensor, and wherein the signal is based further on an output of the second sensor.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second time is earlier than the first time.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the housing comprises a sensor; and
the detection that the finger is in proximity of the user interactive control element at the first time is performed via the sensor.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the sensor comprises a sensor adapted to read a fingerprint.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signal is further based on the identity of the user.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signal comprises a user interface command.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises the wearable head device.
8. A method comprising:
receiving, from a first sensor at a first time, an indication of a movement of a housing of a device, the housing comprising an interactive control element;
receiving, at a second time different from the first time, an indication of an identity of a user of the device;
in accordance with a detection that a finger of the user is in proximity of the interactive control element at the first time, and further in accordance with a determination that the first time is within a predetermined threshold of the second time, transmitting a signal to a second device, the signal based on the movement of the housing; and
in accordance with a detection that the finger is not in proximity of the interactive control element at the first time, or in accordance with a determination that the first time is not within the predetermined threshold of the second time, forgoing transmitting the signal to the second device,
wherein the signal is configured to control a movement of a mouse element on a user interface display of a wearable head device comprising a second sensor, and wherein the signal is based further on an output of the second sensor.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second time is earlier than the first time.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the housing comprises a sensor; and
the detection that the finger is in proximity of the user interactive control element at the first time is performed via the sensor.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor comprises a sensor adapted to read a fingerprint.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the signal is further based on the identity of the user.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the signal comprises a user interface command.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second device comprises the wearable head device.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
receiving, from a first sensor at a first time, an indication of a movement of a housing of a device, the housing comprising an interactive control element;
receiving, at a second time different from the first time, an indication of an identity of a user of the device;
in accordance with a detection that a finger of the user is in proximity of the interactive control element at the first time, and further in accordance with a determination that the first time is within a predetermined threshold of the second time, transmitting a signal to a second device, the signal based on the movement of the housing; and
in accordance with a detection that the finger is not in proximity of the interactive control element at the first time, or in accordance with a determination that the first time is not within the predetermined threshold of the second time, forgoing transmitting the signal to the second device,
wherein the signal is configured to control a movement of a mouse element on a user interface display of a wearable head device comprising a second sensor, and wherein the signal is based further on an output of the second sensor.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second time is earlier than the first time.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:
the housing comprises a sensor; and
the detection that the finger is in proximity of the user interactive control element at the first time is performed via the sensor.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the sensor comprises a sensor adapted to read a fingerprint.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the signal comprises a user interface command.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second device comprises the wearable head device.