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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Jun Sugiyama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Susumu Shimotono, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ryohta Nomura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, using a camera, an image of an object in contact with a hand of a user; determining, using a processor, that the hand of the user contacts the object; thereafter capturing, using the camera, controlling gesture input; detecting, within the controlling gesture input, a gesture that emulates use of a pointing device; and controlling an application running on an information handling device based on the controlling gesture input. Other aspects are described and claimed.