公开(公告)号：US09965042B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14672750

申请日：2015-03-30

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Anthony Sean Jules ,  Aaron Edsinger

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F2221/2133

Abstract: Examples described may relate to methods and systems for gesture based switch for machine control. Some machines may be operated by computing devices that include touchscreens, and a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided for enabling control of the machines. Within examples, a disconnect switch can be incorporated into the GUI. As one example, to initiate operation of a machine, such as a robotic device, a user may be required to contact the touchscreen at a location and then trace out a pattern. To enable continued operation of the machine, the GUI may require the user to maintain contact with the touchscreen at a “goal” position. If contact with the touchscreen is broken (e.g., for more than a threshold amount of time), the machine operation may be halted, and the process to initiate operation can be performed again on the touchscreen to cause the machine to resume operation.