IP Library Granted Patent US 8,869,073
Granted Patent B2
US 8,869,073 · App. 13/560,698 · Granted Oct 21, 2014

Hand pose interaction

Inventors: Dustin Freeman (Ontario, CA); Sriganesh Madhvanath (Karnataka, IN); Ankit Shekhawat (Karnataka, IN); Ramadevi Vennelakanti (Karnataka, IN)
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
G06F3/017
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Patent No.
US 8,869,073
App. No.
13/560,698
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method of hand pose interaction. The method recognizes a user input related to selection of an object displayed on a computing device and displays a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the object. The graphical user interface comprises at least one representation of a hand pose, wherein each representation of a hand pose corresponds to a unique function associated with the object. Upon recognition of a user hand pose corresponding to a hand pose representation in the graphical user interface, the function associated with the hand pose representation is executed.

Claims (40)

1. A computer implemented method of hand pose interaction, comprising:

recognizing a user input related to selection of an object displayed on a computing device;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the object, the GUI comprising at least one representation of a hand pose, wherein the at least one representation of a hand pose corresponds to a unique function associated with the object; and

subsequent the displaying of the GUI, recognizing a user hand pose corresponding to the at least one hand pose representation in the GUI; and

executing the function associated with the hand pose representation in response to the recognizing of the user hand pose.

2. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the user input is provided by a gesture and/or a voice command.

3. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the GUI corresponding to the object is displayed on a secondary computing device.

4. The computer implemented method according to claim 3 , wherein the recognition of a user input related to selection of an object occurs on the secondary computing device.

5. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one representation of a hand pose comprises at least one of an image, animation and a drawing.

6. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the GUI corresponding to the object is displayed adjacent to the object.

7. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the unique function corresponding to the at least one representation of a hand pose is pre-configured.

8. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the unique function corresponding to the at least one representation of a hand pose is configurable at an option of a user, wherein configuring the unique function at the option of the user comprises:

displaying a second GUI;

receiving a mapping of the hand pose representation of the unique function through the second GUI; and

storing the mapping.

9. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one representation of a hand pose is a single hand pose representation or a two-hand pose representation.

10. A computer implemented method of hand pose interaction, comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to an object, the GUI comprising a representation of a hand pose, wherein the hand pose representation corresponds to a function associated with the object;

subsequent the displaying of the GUI, recognizing a user hand pose corresponding to the hand pose representation in the GUI; and

upon recognition, allowing the user to control the object.

11. A system comprising:

an input device that recognizes a user input related to selection of an object displayed on a computing device;

a display device that displays a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the object, the GUI comprising at least one representation of a hand pose, wherein the at least one representation of a hand pose corresponds to a unique function associated with the object; and

a processor to

recognize a user hand pose corresponding to the at least one hand pose representation in the GUI subsequent to the displaying of the GUI including the at least one representation of a hand pose, and

in response to recognizing the user hand pose, instructing an application to execute the function associated with the at least one hand pose representation.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a camera for the recognition of a user hand pose corresponding to a hand pose representation in the GUI.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the GUI corresponding to the object is displayed on a secondary computing device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the recognition of a user input related to selection of an object occurs on the secondary computing device.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the secondary computing device is at least one of a mobile device, a tablet personal computer, a personal computer and a personal digital assistant.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is to configure the unique function, wherein to configure the unique function, the processor is to

display a second GUI;

receive a mapping of the hand pose representation of the unique function through the second GUI; and

store the mapping.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , comprising:

configuring the unique function, wherein the configuring includes

display a second GUI;

receive a mapping of the hand pose representation of the unique function through the second GUI; and

store the mapping.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the GUI corresponding to the object is displayed on a secondary computing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2012
From: FREEMAN, DUSTIN; MADHVANATH, SRIGANESH; SHEKHAWAT, ANKIT; VENNELAKANTI, RAMADEVI
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Reel/Frame 028688/0201 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 2581/CHE/2011 · Jul 28, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130031517A1 · Jan 31, 2013