Obscure cameras as input

摘要

Various embodiments enable a user to provide an input to an application by covering or otherwise obscuring one or more cameras of a computing device in a predetermined sequence. For example, as content is displayed by a computing device, image information is captured with multiple cameras. Upon detecting a portion of a hand of a user, such as a finger, passing over two or more of the cameras, a sequence in which the hand passes over the cameras is compared to sequences stored by the computing device. In this example, each sequence stored by the computing device corresponds to an input to an application to launch the application, cause a function to be executed using the application, and the like. Accordingly, in response to the sequence matching one of the stored sequences, an input is provided to an application corresponding to the sequence.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining a hand causes a first amount of light that reaches a first camera to fall below a first threshold level of light; determining the hand causes a second amount of light that reaches a second camera to fall below a second threshold level of light; determining an order in which the hand causes the first amount of light to fall below the first threshold and the second amount of light to fall below the second threshold; comparing the order to a stored sequence representing one or more movements, the stored sequence corresponding to an input to be provided to an application on the computing device; determining that the stored sequence matches the order to within an allowable deviation; and providing the input to the application corresponding to the stored sequence.