Apple Inc.

Google Inc.

Angela Guzman Suarez

Patrick L Coffman

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Brendan John Langoulant

Jonathan P Ive

Jody R Akana

Imran A Chaudhri

Christopher I Wilson

Eric Lance Wilson

Maj Isabelle Olsson

Alok Chandel

Pierre Jonathan De Filippis

Joe Marianek

Peter Thomas Westen

Jeremy Drew Payne

Matthew David Tait

Cody Sumter

Jason A Bernardo

Example embodiments include an example method that involves detecting, via a gesture-detection sensor of a head-mountable device (HMD), a first gesture in a buttonless-touch region. The buttonless-touch region is located behind an ear of a wearer of the HMD. The method also includes activating a voice interface responsive to detecting the first gesture and, while the voice interface is activated, receiving an audio input signal via a microphone. The method further includes detecting, via the gesture-detection sensor, a second gesture in the buttonless-touch region and, responsive to detecting the second gesture, deactivating the voice interface. The method still further includes processing the audio input signal to determine a voice command having a start-point corresponding to the detected first gesture and an end-point corresponding to the detected second gesture.

Behind the ear gesture control for a head mountable device

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Display screen or portion thereof with icon

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Angela Guzman Suarez