초록

Methods and systems for implementing gestures with sensing devices are disclosed. More particularly, methods and systems related to gesturing with multipoint sensing devices are disclosed.

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1. An electronic system, comprising: a multipoint sensing device that provides a multipoint sensing area for receiving inputs detecting one or more contacts corresponding to one or more touches in the multipoint sensing area from one or more objects; anda gesture module configured to perform gesture

1. An electronic system, comprising: a multipoint sensing device that provides a multipoint sensing area for receiving inputs detecting one or more contacts corresponding to one or more touches in the multipoint sensing area from one or more objects; anda gesture module configured to perform gesture operations by: determining a first gesture set in response to the one or more contacts detected within the multipoint sensing area of the multipoint sensing device, the first gesture set based on either a number of the contacts or a specific arrangement of the contacts within the sensing area,monitoring the one or more contacts for one or more gesture events included in the first gesture set,performing a first gesture operation associated with a gesture event in the first gesture set when the gesture event is recognized,determining whether at least one of the one or more contacts have paused, andin response to a determination that at least one of the one or more contacts have paused: terminating the first gesture operation,detecting a new arrangement of contacts,determining a second gesture set based on the new arrangement of contacts, andperforming a second gesture operation. 2. The electronic system as recited in claim 1 wherein the gesture module is further configured to reset the first gesture operation. 3. The electronic system as recited in claim 1 wherein the gesture module is further configured to initiate a chord change. 4. The electronic system as recited in claim 1 wherein the determination that at least one of the one or more contacts have paused is based on a determination that at least one of the one or more contacts have stayed stationary for a preset amount of time. 5. A gestural control method, comprising: detecting one or more contacts corresponding to one or more touches in a multipoint sensing area of a multipoint sensing device;determining a first gesture set in response to the one or more contacts detected within the multipoint sensing area, the first gesture set based on either a number of contacts or a specific arrangement of the one or more contacts within the multipoint sensing area;monitoring the one or more contacts for one or more gesture events included in the gesture set;performing a first gesture operation associated with a gesture event in the gesture set when the gesture event is recognized;determining whether at least one of the one or more contacts have paused; andin response to a determination that at least one of the one or more contacts have paused: terminating the first gesture operation,detecting a new arrangement of contacts,determining a second gesture set based on the new arrangement of contacts, andperforming a second gesture operation. 6. The method as recited in claim 5 further comprising resetting the first gesture operation. 7. The method as recited in claim 5 further comprising initiating a chord change. 8. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the determination that at least one of the one or more contacts have paused is based on a determination that at least one of the one or more contacts have stayed stationary for a preset amount of time. 9. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the gesture module is further configured to determine a chord comprising the number of contacts or the specific arrangement of the contacts. 10. The gestural control method of claim 5, further comprising determining a chord comprising the number of contacts or the specific arrangement of the contacts.