Patent ID: 8638190
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a computing device, position information from an array of position devices using near-field communication during a movement of the computing device with respect to the array, wherein the position information identifies unique positions within the array for each position device from which position information was obtained; determining, by the computing device, sequence information associated with the position information, wherein the sequence information is representative of an order in which the position information was obtained from each position device; defining, within at least one of the computing device and a networked device, a gesture input based at least in part on the sequence information and the unique positions of each of the position devices from which the position information was obtained; comparing, within at least one of the computing device and the networked device, the gesture input to a plurality of predefined gestures; presenting, by the computing device and for display at a display device, a representation of the gesture input, wherein the representation of the gesture input indicates the movement of the computing device with respect to the array of position devices; receiving, by the computing device, a confirmation input that confirms the gesture input; and responsive to receiving the confirmation input, performing, by the computing device, an action based at least in part on the gesture input, wherein the action is associated with one of the predefined gestures substantially matching the gesture input.