Google Inc.

Gregory Granito

Katherine Blair Huffman

Derek Basehore

Nicholas Jordan Sanders

The technology provides for a system for determining a gesture provided by a user. In this regard, one or more processors of the system may receive image data from one or more visual sensors of the system capturing a motion of the user, and may receive motion data from one or more wearable computing devices worn by the user. The one or more processors may recognize, based on the image data, a portion of the user's body that corresponds to a gesture to perform a command. The one or more processors may also determine one or more correlations between the image data and the received motion data. Based on the recognized portion of the user's body and the one or more correlations between the image data and the received motion data, the one or more processors may detect the gesture.

Gesture detection using external sensors

The technology provides for a system for determining wireless charging alignment. In this regard, one or more processors may receive motion data from one or more sensors of a computing device indicating a motion of the computing device. The one or more processors may also receive charging data related to a state of an energy storage of the computing device or a state of energy transfer between a wireless charger and the computing device. Based on the motion data and the charging data, a reference vector associated with at least two charging rates may be determined. An alignment vector between the computing device and the wireless charger may then be determined based on the reference vector and the associated charging rates. Based on the alignment vector, an output may be generated guiding movement of the computing device to align with the wireless charger.

Wireless charging alignment

A system and method for dynamically cancelling haptic feedback in certain areas of a touchpad, and/or to dynamically isolating haptic feedback in certain areas of the touchpad, may enhance flexibility, utility and functionality of the touchpad. A first haptic engine may generate and transmit haptic feedback in response to an input detected in an input area of the touchpad. A second haptic engine may generate haptic cancellation feedback, and transmit the cancellation feedback after a time delay, to cancel out the effect of the haptic feedback in a cancellation area of the touchpad. This may allow a user to experience the haptic feedback in response to an input in the input area, and to rest hand(s) on other portions of the touchpad display without feeling haptic feedback in the other portions of the touchpad.

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Gregory Granito