Apple seeks patents for 3D and ‘physics metaphor’ gesture controls

Deep inside the stodgy bowels of the USPTO sits a folder stuffed with Apple patent applications specifically for gesture controls . a number of more pages from that expanding tome were just made public, and the concepts unearthed are certainly thought-provoking. The primary involves using a proximity sensor as well as the touch panel to register gestures in 3D. For instance, it is advisable use three fingers to mark out the corners of a triangle at the screen after which “pull up” and pinch to create a pyramid to be used in a CAD application. The second one idea involves gestures in line with intuitive “physics metaphors” which are recognized using motion sensors. So rather than navigating menus with the intention to start a file transfer between an iPhone and iPad, the user could arrange the required files at the phone’s screen after which pretend to “pour” them onto the tablet — a concept which rather reminds of the funky Project Blox . Oh, did we just make a Cupertino lawyer twitch ?

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