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Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Boris Smus, San Francisco, CA (US);

Christian Plagemann, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ankit Mohan, San Mateo, CA (US);

Ryan Michael Rifkin, Oakland, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G01S 1/76 (2006.01); G01S 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G01S 1/763 (2013.01); G01S 11/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides techniques for improving IMU-based gesture detection by a device using ultrasonic Doppler. A method may include detecting the onset of a gesture at a first device based on motion data obtained from an IMU of the first device. An indication of the detection of the onset of the gesture may be provided to a second device. Next, a first audio signal may be received from the second device. As a result, the gesture may be identified based on the motion data and the received first audio signal. In some cases, a first token encoded within the first audio signal may be decoded and the first token may be provided to a third coordinating device. A confirmation message may be received from the third coordinating device based on the first token provided and identifying the gesture may be further based on the confirmation message.


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