Apple inc. (20250147596). Pinch Recognition Using Finger Zones
Pinch Recognition Using Finger Zones
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Inventor(s)
Victor Belyaev of San Jose CA US
Bhavin Vinodkumar Nayak of San Jose CA US
Daniel J. Brewer of San Jose CA US
Itay Bar Yosef of Sunnyvale CA US
Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA US
Matthias M. Schroeder of Cupertino CA US
Pinch Recognition Using Finger Zones
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250147596 titled 'Pinch Recognition Using Finger Zones
Original Abstract Submitted
enabling gesture input includes obtaining hand tracking data based on one or more camera frames, detecting a contact event between a first finger and a second finger based on the hand tracking data, and determining a first contact location on the first finger and a second contact location on the second finger. in accordance with a determination that the first contact location and the second contact location are within a first predefined gesture zone for a first gesture, an input action is enabled corresponding to the first gesture.