Gesture Actuation for Companion Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern electronic devices with touch-sensitive displays become complex to operate for executing complex operations, requiring navigation through multiple menu tiers, which complicates user interactions.
Innovation Solution
The use of biometric sensors, such as fingerprint sensors, combined with gesture sensors and a low-power auxiliary processor to control companion devices wirelessly, allowing users to authenticate and control devices through predefined gestures, eliminating the need for extensive navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If touch-sensitive displays with multiple menu tiers are used, then device functionality is enhanced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical interaction (physical keyboards, multi-tier menu navigation) with gesture-based control. Users perform gestures in the air or on the device surface that are detected by sensors, allowing complex operations to be executed through intuitive motions rather than navigating multiple software menus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces gesture recognition as an intermediary between user intent and device execution. Instead of directly interacting with complex menu structures, users perform gestures that serve as mediators, translating simple physical actions into complex device operations through the gesture recognition system.
2Ease of operation
If multiple sensors and processors are added for gesture control, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes existing device components multi-functional. The display surface serves both as the visual interface and as a gesture detection surface. The device's existing processors are utilized to handle gesture recognition in addition to their primary functions, reducing the need for entirely separate dedicated hardware systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions into integrated components. The gesture sensors are integrated with the display structure, and the gesture processing is merged with the device's existing operating system and application framework, creating a unified system rather than separate add-on components.
3Reliability
If biometric authentication is implemented, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs biometric authentication preliminarily and automatically. The system continuously monitors for biometric data (such as fingerprint patterns) and automatically authenticates users without requiring them to actively initiate the authentication process, making security verification seamless rather than an additional step.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the device to perform authentication automatically without user intervention. The biometric sensors continuously scan and the system automatically verifies user identity, allowing the device to serve itself in the authentication process rather than requiring the user to manually initiate security checks.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor, that identifies biometric input received at the biometric sensor. One or more processors operable with the biometric sensor identify one or more companion devices operating within a wireless communication radius of the electronic device. Where multiple companion devices are within the wireless communication radius, a user can make a selection of one or more of them. One or more gesture sensors identify a predefined gesture input, such as a key turn simulation. A wireless communication circuit responsive to the one or more processors, delivers an actuation credential to at least one companion device to control the companion device.