Providing gesture functionality

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11631121-B2
Application number	US-202217672945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2022
Priority date	Feb 24, 2009
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

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 published by a networked environment;
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 the networked environment, wherein performance of the action is based on a compatibility between the action and a status of the listing.

2. The method of 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 of claim 1 , further comprising training a module to learn to recognize the received gesture input as the known gesture input.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the action is compatible with the status of the listing.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a notice that the action is performed within the networked environment.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising responsive to a determination that a different action that corresponds to a different known gesture input is not compatible with the status of the listing, generating a notice that the different action is not performed within the networked environment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received gesture input represents a symbol.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received gesture input represents a symbol which represents a commerce related action.

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

10. The method of 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 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, wherein performance of the action is based on a compatibility between the action and a status of the listing.

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

13. The computing device of 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 of claim 11 , wherein the gesture engine is further configured to train a module to learn to recognize the received gesture input as the known gesture input.

15. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the gesture engine is further configured to determine whether the action is compatible with the status of the listing.

16. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the gesture engine is further configured to generate a notice that the action is performed within the networked environment.

17. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the gesture engine is further configured to, responsive to a determination that a different action that corresponds to a different known gesture input is not compatible with the status of the listing, generate a notice that the different action is not performed within the networked environment.

18. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving a gesture input in relation to a listing 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, wherein performance of the action is based on a compatibility between the action and a status of the listing.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise 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.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise training a module to learn to recognize the received gesture input as the known gesture input.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Melcher Ryan
• Howard Dane

Classifications

• G06F3/04817

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

• G06Q30/00

  Commerce · CPC title

• G06Q20/102

  Bill distribution or payments · CPC title

• G06Q30/0601

  Electronic shopping [e-shopping] · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title