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Claims 1, 9 and 16 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-2, 8, and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 10429935. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the species covers the genus.
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10429935
1(Currently Amended) A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, motion input obtained by one or more sensors;
detecting, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
1. A method comprising: detecting, by a first computing device, a tremor in motion input obtained by one or more sensors; determining, by the first computing device, whether to filter the obtained motion input, wherein the determining is based on: one or more frequencies corresponding to predefined rhythmic gestures of valid user commands used by an application, and a frequency of the detected tremor; determining, by the first computing device, that a processing threshold has been satisfied, wherein the processing threshold is established based on a frequency of a rhythmic gesture command being higher than the frequency of the detected tremor; sending, to a second computing device, a request for rhythmic filtering to suppress the detected tremor and generate a filtered motion input; receiving, from the second computing device, the filtered motion input; and transmitting, by the first computing device and based on a comparison of the filtered motion input with the one or more frequencies, one or more user commands to the application.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the tremor comprises: determining that a pattern in the obtained motion input satisfies one or more predefined threshold values comprising at least a time value, a frequency value, or a combination thereof.
9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause: receiving motion input obtained by one or more sensors; detecting, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
8. A method comprising: determining, by a first computing device, a first frequency corresponding to a predefined rhythmic gesture of a valid user command used by an application; detecting, by the first computing device, a tremor in motion input obtained by one or more sensors; determining, by the first computing device, that a processing threshold has been satisfied, wherein the processing threshold is established based on the predefined rhythmic gesture occurring at a higher frequency than the detected tremor; sending, to a second computing device, a request for rhythmic filtering to suppress the detected tremor and generate a first filtered motion input; and transmitting, by the first computing device and based on a comparison of the first filtered motion input with the first frequency, at least a first command to the application.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein detecting the tremor further comprises: determining, by the first computing device, a presence of the tremor based on a frequency of a periodic pattern in the obtained motion input satisfying a predefined temporal threshold and a predefined frequency threshold.
16. A system comprising: one or more sensor devices; a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause first computing device to: receive, from the one or more sensors devices, motion input; detect, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
1. A method comprising: detecting, by a first computing device, a tremor in motion input obtained by one or more sensors; determining, by the first computing device, whether to filter the obtained motion input, wherein the determining is based on: one or more frequencies corresponding to predefined rhythmic gestures of valid user commands used by an application, and a frequency of the detected tremor; determining, by the first computing device, that a processing threshold has been satisfied, wherein the processing threshold is established based on a frequency of a rhythmic gesture command being higher than the frequency of the detected tremor; sending, to a second computing device, a request for rhythmic filtering to suppress the detected tremor and generate a filtered motion input; receiving, from the second computing device, the filtered motion input; and transmitting, by the first computing device and based on a comparison of the filtered motion input with the one or more frequencies, one or more user commands to the application.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the tremor comprises: determining that a pattern in the obtained motion input satisfies one or more predefined threshold values comprising at least a time value, a frequency value, or a combination thereof.
Claims 1, 9 and 16 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-2, 9,11,16, and 18 of U.S. Patent No. 11106283. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the species covers the genus.
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1(Currently Amended) A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, motion input obtained by one or more sensors;
detecting, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause: detecting a tremor in motion input obtained by one or more sensors; determining whether to filter the obtained motion input, wherein the determining is based on: one or more frequencies corresponding to predefined rhythmic gestures of valid user commands used by an application, and a frequency of the detected tremor; determining that a processing threshold has been satisfied, wherein the processing threshold is established based on a frequency of a rhythmic gesture command being higher than the frequency of the detected tremor; sending, to a computing device, a request for rhythmic filtering to suppress the detected tremor and generate a filtered motion input; receiving, from the computing device, the filtered motion input; and transmitting, based on a comparison of the filtered motion input with the one or more frequencies, one or more user commands to the application.
2. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause detecting the tremor by: determining that a pattern in the obtained motion input satisfies one or more predefined threshold values comprising at least a time value, a frequency value, or a combination thereof.
9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause: receiving motion input obtained by one or more sensors; detecting, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause: determining a first frequency corresponding to a predefined rhythmic gesture of a valid user command used by an application; detecting a tremor in motion input obtained by one or more sensors; determining that a processing threshold has been satisfied, wherein the processing threshold is established based on the predefined rhythmic gesture occurring at a higher frequency than the detected tremor; sending, to a computing device, a request for rhythmic filtering to suppress the detected tremor and generate a first filtered motion input; and transmitting, based on a comparison of the first filtered motion input with the first frequency, at least a first command to the application.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause detecting the tremor by: determining a presence of the tremor based on a frequency of a periodic pattern in the obtained motion input satisfying a predefined temporal threshold and a predefined frequency threshold.
16. A system comprising: one or more sensor devices; a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause first computing device to: receive, from the one or more sensors devices, motion input; detect, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
16. A system comprising: a first computing device; one or more sensor devices; and a second computing device; wherein the first computing device comprises: one or more first processors; and memory storing first computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the first computing device to: determine a first frequency corresponding to a predefined rhythmic gesture of a valid user command used by an application; detect a tremor in motion input obtained by the one or more sensor devices; determine that a processing threshold has been satisfied, wherein the processing threshold is established based on the predefined rhythmic gesture occurring at a higher frequency than the detected tremor; and transmit, based on a comparison of a first filtered motion input with the first frequency, at least a first command to the application, and wherein the second computing device comprises: one or more second processors; and memory storing second computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the second computing device to: receive, from the first computing device, a request for rhythmic filtering to suppress the detected tremor and generate the first filtered motion input.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the first computer readable instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the first computing device to detect the tremor by: determining a presence of the tremor based on a frequency of a periodic pattern in the obtained motion input satisfying a predefined temporal threshold and a predefined frequency threshold.
Claims 1, 9 and 16 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 14 and 20 of U.S. Patent No. 12001611. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the species covers the genus.
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(Currently Amended) A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, motion input obtained by one or more sensors;
detecting, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
14. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, motion input associated with a tracked object; based on a frequency of a rhythmic gesture being higher than a frequency of a tremor in the motion input, filtering, via a first filter, the motion input to generate filtered motion input; based on detecting residual rhythmic motion in the filtered motion input, filtering, via a second filter, the filtered motion input to suppress the residual rhythmic motion and generate a second filtered motion input; and sending, by the computing device and based on the second filtered motion input, one or more user commands to an application.
20. The method of claim 14, further comprising: detecting the tremor in the motion input based on a frequency of a periodic pattern in the motion input satisfying a temporal threshold and a frequency threshold.
9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause: receiving motion input obtained by one or more sensors; detecting, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
14. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, motion input associated with a tracked object; based on a frequency of a rhythmic gesture being higher than a frequency of a tremor in the motion input, filtering, via a first filter, the motion input to generate filtered motion input; based on detecting residual rhythmic motion in the filtered motion input, filtering, via a second filter, the filtered motion input to suppress the residual rhythmic motion and generate a second filtered motion input; and sending, by the computing device and based on the second filtered motion input, one or more user commands to an application.
20. The method of claim 14, further comprising: detecting the tremor in the motion input based on a frequency of a periodic pattern in the motion input satisfying a temporal threshold and a frequency threshold.
16. A system comprising: one or more sensor devices; a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause first computing device to: receive, from the one or more sensors devices, motion input; detect, based on comparing the received motion input with the a frequency threshold, a rhythmic motion in the received motion input; and based on the determining that the rhythmic motion satisfies the frequency
threshold for at least a time duration threshold, filtering the motion input to suppress the
rhythmic motion from further input from the one or more sensors
14. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, motion input associated with a tracked object; based on a frequency of a rhythmic gesture being higher than a frequency of a tremor in the motion input, filtering, via a first filter, the motion input to generate filtered motion input; based on detecting residual rhythmic motion in the filtered motion input, filtering, via a second filter, the filtered motion input to suppress the residual rhythmic motion and generate a second filtered motion input; and sending, by the computing device and based on the second filtered motion input, one or more user commands to an application.
20. The method of claim 14, further comprising: detecting the tremor in the motion input based on a frequency of a periodic pattern in the motion input satisfying a temporal threshold and a frequency threshold.
Conclusion
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