Hand-Gesture Activation of Actionable Items Without Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Devices lacking a display face challenges in performing actions associated with actionable items.
Innovation Solution
Devices detect hand gestures or vocal commands to perform actions associated with actionable items without relying on a display, using imaging systems and processors to identify and execute actions based on detected gestures or commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a display is used to show actionable items, then the user can see and interact with items, but devices without displays cannot perform actions associated with actionable items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the visual display mechanism with acoustic and hand-gesture-based interaction mechanisms. Instead of requiring a display screen, the system uses speakers to provide audio feedback and image sensors to detect hand gestures, enabling interaction through non-visual channels that work on devices without displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal interaction framework that works across multiple device types (with or without displays, various form factors). The actionable item system can be implemented on wearables, mobile devices, and other electronic devices by detecting hand gestures and providing audio feedback, making the system adaptable to diverse hardware configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If hand gesture detection is implemented, then devices without displays can interact with actionable items, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages existing image sensors and processors that are already present in many electronic devices for the dual purpose of capturing hand gestures and rendering actionable items. This approach avoids adding dedicated hardware complexity while achieving display-independent interaction capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the device's existing image sensor to detect hand gestures and automatically translates these gestures into interactions with actionable items. The processor analyzes the images to identify gestures and maps them to corresponding actions, enabling the device to serve itself without requiring complex external intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
In one implementation, a method of performing an action is performed at a device including an image sensor, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes receiving, from the image sensor, one or more images of a physical environment. The method includes detecting, in the one or more images of the physical environment, one or more actionable items respectively associated with one or more actions. The method includes detecting, in the one or more images of the physical environment, a hand gesture indicating a particular actionable item. The method includes in response to detecting the hand gesture, performing an action associated with the particular actionable item.