Automatic derivation of analogous touch gestures from a user-defined gesture

摘要

Embodiments enable a mobile device to execute an action analogous to a user-defined action in response to receipt of a gesture analogous to a user-defined gesture. In an embodiment, a method automatically interprets touch gestures on a mobile device. In the method, a user input is received that defines a first touch gesture to initiate a first action on an application of the mobile device. A second touch gesture is received on a touch screen of the mobile device. The second touch gesture is similar, but not identical, to the first touch gesture, and has a different orientation, size or position from the first touch gesture. In response to receipt of the second touch gesture, a second action is determined on the application of the mobile device according to a difference between the first and second touch gestures in orientation, size or position on the screen of the mobile device. Finally, the second action is initiated.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, an indication of a first touch gesture; associating the first touch gesture with a first action; receiving, at the computing device, an indication of a second touch gesture; determining, in response to determining that a shape of the second touch gesture corresponds to a shape of the first touch gesture, a difference in rotational orientation between the shape of the second touch gesture and the shape of the first touch gesture; and initiating, in response to determining the difference in rotational orientation between the shape of the second touch gesture and the shape of the first touch gesture, a second action that varies from the first action based on the difference in rotational orientation.