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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Babak Forutanpour, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Shivakumar Balasubramanyam, San Diego, CA (US);
Vitor R. Carvalho, San Diego, CA (US);
Bennett M. King, San Diego, CA (US);
Jill S. Iwasaki, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product for detecting a gesture of a body part relative to a surface are provided. The apparatus determines if the body part is in proximity of the surface. If the body part is in proximity of the surface, the apparatus determines if electrical activity sensed from the body part is indicative of contact between the body part and the surface. If the body part is in contact with the surface, the apparatus determines if motion activity sensed from the body part is indicative of the gesture.