Patent ID: 9159116
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining, by a device that includes a display and a camera, a first image and a later, second image; obtaining, by the device, a first estimate of a distance between a user and the display based on the first image, and a later, second estimate of a distance between the user and the display based on the second image; determining, by the device and based at least on the first estimate of the distance between the user and the display and the second estimate of the distance between the user and the display, that the user has crossed a predetermined distance threshold; and in response to determining that the user has crossed the predetermined distance threshold, switching, by the device, between (i) a touch input mode in which touch inputs through the display are enabled, and speech or gesture inputs are disabled, and (ii) a gesture or speech input mode in which gesture or speech inputs are enabled, and touch inputs through the display are disabled.