Providing gesture functionality

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11301920-B2
Application number	US-202017006809-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2020
Priority date	Feb 24, 2009
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

Gesture functionality is provided in a computing environment. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. A style difference is identified between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input. The set of known gesture inputs is caused to be modified to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method to provide gesture functionality, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a gesture input in relation to a listing of an item;
identifying, by the computing device, a style difference between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input;
learning, by the computing device, to recognize the received gesture input as the known gesture input based on identifying the style difference; and
causing, by the computing device, an action that corresponds to the known gesture input to be performed within a networked environment, performance of the action being based on a compatibility between the action and a status of the listing of the item.

2. The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising causing modification of the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.

3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the gesture input is received via a touch-sensitive display of the computing device.

4. The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising displaying the listing of the item and causing the action to be performed in relation to the item.

5. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the received gesture input represents a symbol.

6. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the received gesture input represents a symbol which represents a commerce related action.

7. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the received gesture input is received by receiving input associated with motion of the computing device.

8. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the action that corresponds to the known gesture input is a commerce-related action to be performed within the networked environment in relation to the item of the listing.

9. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the networked environment includes a network-based marketplace and the action that corresponds to the known gesture input is performed in relation to the network-based marketplace.

10. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the known gesture input is a swiping gesture.

11. A computing device comprising:
at least one user interface to receive a gesture input in relation to a listing of an item published by a networked environment; and
a gesture engine implemented at the computing device to:
identify a style difference between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input;
learn to recognize the received gesture input as the known gesture input based on identifying the style difference; and
cause an action that corresponds to the known gesture input to be performed within the networked environment, performance of the action being based on a compatibility between the action and a status of the listing of the item.

12. The computing device as described in claim 11 , further comprising a gesture database to store the set of known gesture inputs.

13. The computing device as described in claim 12 , wherein the gesture engine is further configured to cause modification of the set of known gesture inputs to include the style difference by updating the gesture database.

14. The computing device as described in claim 11 , wherein the at least one user interface is a touch-sensitive display of the computing device.

15. The computing device as described in claim 11 , wherein the at least one user interface is further configured to cause display of the listing of the item and cause the action to be performed in relation to the item.

16. The computing device as described in claim 11 , wherein the received gesture input represents a symbol.

17. The computing device as described in claim 11 , wherein the received gesture input represents a symbol which represents a commerce related action.

18. One or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon instructions that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving a gesture input in relation to a listing of an item published by a networked environment;
identifying a style difference between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input;
learning to recognize the received gesture input as the known gesture input based on identifying the style difference; and
causing an action that corresponds to the known gesture input to be performed within the networked environment, performance of the action being based on a compatibility between the action and a status of the listing of the item.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 18 , wherein the gesture input is received via a touch-sensitive display of the computing device.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the listing of the item and causing the action to be performed in relation to the item.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Melcher Ryan
• Howard Dane

Classifications

• G06Q30/0601

  Electronic shopping [e-shopping] · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06Q20/102

  Bill distribution or payments · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06Q30/0633 Primary

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title