Patent ID: 9213410
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising: detecting a physical object within a viewing area of a three-dimensional depth sensor of the computing device; determining whether the physical object is within a predefined proximity of the computing device; on a display of the computing device, prompting a user to re-position the physical object when the physical object is determined to be outside the predefined proximity; determining that the physical object, when re-positioned within the predefined proximity, is not associated with a file stored in a memory of the computing device; in response to determining that the physical object is not associated with a file stored in the memory, enabling the user to associate the physical object with at least one file stored in the memory by performing a hand gesture with respect to the physical object and a representation of the at least one file presented on the display of the computing device; detecting the hand gesture using the sensor by detecting the user (i) closing a hand over a portion of the display on which the representation of the at least one file is presented, (ii) moving the closed hand away from the display and to the physical object, and (iii) opening the hand over the physical object; and in response to detecting the user opening the hand over the physical object, associating the physical object with the at least one file.