Patent ID: 8581856

Claim:
A method comprising the following computer-executable acts: receiving gesture data from an electromyography sensor unit that is in contact with skin of a gloveless user, wherein the electromyography sensor unit is embodied as one of a wristband, a band for placement on a forearm, a device for coupling to a human shoulder, or a necklace, wherein the gesture data is indicative of a gesture performed by the gloveless user, the gesture comprising movement of a first finger on a first hand of the gloveless user relative to a second finger on the first hand, and wherein the gesture data comprises data that identifies the first finger, data that identifies the second finger, and data that identifies the first hand; determining location of the gesture with respect to a touch-sensitive display apparatus; and performing a computing process at the touch-sensitive display apparatus based at least in part upon the received gesture data and the determined location of the gesture with respect to the touch-sensitive display apparatus, wherein the computing process is performed based at least in part upon the data that identifies the first finger, the data that identifies the second finger, and the data that identifies the first hand.