Google Inc.

Xuelin Huang

Shumin Zhai

Hui Shyong Yeo

Wenxin Feng

An example method includes identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a housing and a presence-sensitive display, and based on a first group of sensor signals provided at least by an inertial measurement unit included in one or more sensors, at least one first gesture that is performed at portions of the housing, wherein the one or more portions are separate from the display, initiating an interaction mode, outputting at least one visual or audio indicator for the interaction mode that is associated with a particular function of the mobile computing device, identifying, based on a third group of sensor signals provided by the one or more sensors, at least one second gesture that is performed at the one or more portions of the housing to confirm a user selection of the particular function, and, responsive to identifying the at least one second gesture, performing the particular function.

Initiating a computing device interaction mode using off-screen gesture detection

An example method includes determining, by one or more processors, an estimated location of a wearable computing device on a display device that is not presence-sensitive, wherein the wearable computing device is configured to be worn on a wrist of a user; causing the display device to output, at the estimated location, a graphical pattern; determining, by the one or more processors and based on optical data generated by an optical sensor of the wearable computing device, a refined location of the wearable computing device; and utilizing, by the one or more processors, the refined location of the wearable computing device as a location of user input for an application outputting a graphical user interface via the display device.

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Xuelin Huang