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App. No. 19/031,289

SYSTEMS FOR NAVIGATING USER INTERFACES ON MULTIPLE DEVICES BASED ON SPATIAL ORIENTATIONS OF A USER'S HAND, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

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19/031,289
Abstract

Methods of interpreting navigating user interfaces on multiple devices based on spatial orientations of a user's hand are provided. The method includes receiving, from one or more sensors of a wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of an in-air hand gesture by a hand of a wearer of the wrist-wearable device. The method further includes in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a first orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a first operation at the wrist-wearable device. The method further includes in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a second orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a second operation at a head-wearable device.

Claims (64)

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a wearable device, cause the wearable device to perform or cause performance of operations for:

receiving, from one or more sensors of a wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of an in-air hand gesture by a hand of a wearer of the wrist-wearable device, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a first orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a first operation at the wrist-wearable device; and

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a second orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a second operation at a head-wearable device.

2 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:

the first operation relates to moving a first focus selector within a user interface of the wrist-wearable device; and

the second operation relates to moving a second focus selector within a user interface of the head-wearable device.

3 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein:

the first operation in response to the performance of the in-air hand gesture includes moving the first focus selector in a first direction; and

the second operation in response to the performance of the in-air hand gesture includes moving the second focus selector in a second direction, opposite the first direction.

4 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , further comprising instructions for:

receiving, from the one or more sensors of the wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of another gesture by the hand of the wearer of the wrist-wearable device, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in the first orientation when the other gesture was performed, causing performance of a third operation at the wrist-wearable device; and

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in the second orientation when the other gesture was performed, causing performance of a fourth operation at the head-wearable device, wherein:

the third operation and the fourth operation are distinct from the first operation and second operation.

5 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein:

the third operation selects a user interface element closest to the first focus selector; and

the fourth operation selects the user interface element closest to the second focus selector.

6 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:

in accordance with the determination that the hand of the wearer is in the second orientation, a user interface of the wrist-wearable device is not visible to the wearer.

7 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the in-air hand gesture is performed while the wrist-wearable device is in a display-off state.

8 . A method comprising:

receiving, from one or more sensors of a wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of an in-air hand gesture by a hand of a wearer of the wrist-wearable device, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a first orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a first operation at the wrist-wearable device; and

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a second orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a second operation at a head-wearable device.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the first operation relates to moving a first focus selector within a user interface of the wrist-wearable device; and

the second operation relates to moving a second focus selector within a user interface of the head-wearable device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the first operation in response to the performance of the in-air hand gesture includes moving the first focus selector in a first direction; and

the second operation in response to the performance of the in-air hand gesture includes moving the second focus selector in a second direction, opposite the first direction.

11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for:

receiving, from the one or more sensors of the wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of another gesture by the hand of the wearer of the wrist-wearable device, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in the first orientation when the other gesture was performed, causing performance of a third operation at the wrist-wearable device; and

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in the second orientation when the other gesture was performed, causing performance of a fourth operation at the head-wearable device, wherein:

the third operation and the fourth operation are distinct from the first operation and second operation.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the third operation selects a user interface element closest to the first focus selector; and

the fourth operation selects the user interface element closest to the second focus selector.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

in accordance with the determination that the hand of the wearer is in the second orientation, a user interface of the wrist-wearable device is not visible to the wearer.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the in-air hand gesture is performed while the wrist-wearable device is in a display-off state.

15 . A wrist-wearable device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the wrist-wearable device, cause performance of operations for:

receiving, from one or more sensors of a wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of an in-air hand gesture by a hand of a wearer of the wrist-wearable device, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a first orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a first operation at the wrist-wearable device; and

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in a second orientation when the in-air hand gesture was performed, causing performance of a second operation at a head-wearable device.

16 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 15 , wherein:

the first operation relates to moving a first focus selector within a user interface of the wrist-wearable device; and

the second operation relates to moving a second focus selector within a user interface of the head-wearable device.

17 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 16 , wherein:

the first operation in response to the performance of the in-air hand gesture includes moving the first focus selector in a first direction; and

the second operation in response to the performance of the in-air hand gesture includes moving the second focus selector in a second direction, opposite the first direction.

18 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 16 , further comprising instructions for:

receiving, from the one or more sensors of the wrist-wearable device, data associated with performance of another gesture by the hand of the wearer of the wrist-wearable device, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in the first orientation when the other gesture was performed, causing performance of a third operation at the wrist-wearable device; and

in accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the hand of the wearer is in the second orientation when the other gesture was performed, causing performance of a fourth operation at the head-wearable device, wherein:

the third operation and the fourth operation are distinct from the first operation and second operation.

19 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 18 , wherein:

the third operation selects a user interface element closest to the first focus selector; and

the fourth operation selects the user interface element closest to the second focus selector.

20 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 15 , wherein the in-air hand gesture is performed while the wrist-wearable device is in a display-off state.