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Gestures is one of the applications that runs on the Openmoko Phones. For a list of all applications, visit Applications

Accelges-Recognize-1.png

Contents

Alpha 2 Release (14 Aug 2008) for Neo FreeRunner

Video Demo

Openmoko Neo FreeRunner does Accelerometer-based Gestures, and Screen Orientation

Remark: Please watch the video, so that you'd know what to expect out of the Alpha 2 Release.

Alpha 2 Release: The Quick Way

SSH Neo FreeRunner:

wget http://accelges.googlecode.com/files/accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk
opkg install accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk

On The Neo FreeRunner

/etc/init.d/gesl start

Over SSH you must use

DISPLAY=:0 /etc/init.d/gesl start

(otherwise screen orientation won't work):

You're ready: make a gesture, make Neo change its screen orientation (if you did watch the video, you'll know what to do).

Training: The Quick Way

OPTIONAL: Stop the gesture recognizer, and listener:

/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 stop
/etc/init.d/gesl stop

Run

Home > Gestures

Select a gesture, press Train, and follow instructions.

REQUIRED: Start/restart the gesture recognizer, and listener:

/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 start (from SSH, or from Neo)
/etc/init.d/gesl start (only from Neo)

Alpha 2 Release Details

Prerequisites

  • You can use any distribution you like; I would suggest using the Om 2008.8 for now. You'll need these dependencies:
dbus, dbus-glib, libxrandr, libnotify, notification-daemon, libcurl, and gtk+

libnotify, notification-daemon, libsexy2, libwnck-1-18, libstartup-notification-1-0, and libglade-2

opkg install libnotify notification-daemon libsexy2 libwnck-1-18 libstartup-notification-1-0 libglade-2.0-0

Remark: On the 2008.8, your missing dependencies will be downloaded automatically by the installer.

Preparing Om 2008.8 for Gestures

  • Turn off Suspend:
 Home > Settings > Suspend > off
  • Make sure Neo has Web Access (use SSH):
echo "nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" > /etc/resolv.conf
  • Install Terminal:
Home > Installer > Development > openmoko-terminal2
  • Create a shell script that will start the gesture listener daemon (use SSH):
echo "exec /etc/init.d/gesl start" > /usr/bin/gesl-begin
chmod +x /usr/bin/gesl-begin
  • Restart Neo!

Installing Gestures

echo "nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" > /etc/resolv.conf
wget http://accelges.googlecode.com/files/accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk
  • Install:
opkg install accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk

Training Gestures

  • Launch the Gesture Manager:
Home > Gestures
  • Select a gesture and click the first icon on the toolbar; Follow the instructions. Do the same for all the gestures!
    • Step 1: Launch Gesture Manager
      Accelges-Train-1.png
    • Step 2: This is the Gesture Manager
      Accelges-Train-2.png
    • Step 3: Select a gesture, and click Train (first icon from the toolbar)
      Accelges-Train-3.png
    • Step 4: Make the gesture (this step creates the gesture)
      Accelges-Train-4.png
    • Step 5: Make the gesture again (this step trains the gesture)
      Accelges-Train-5.png
    • Step 6: Select another gesture, and do the same
      Accelges-Train-6.png
  • Restart the Gesture Recognizer (use SSH):
/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 restart

Remark: You have to restart the Gesture Recognizer, so that it will re-read the newly trained gestures. Every time you train one or more gestures, restart the recognizer!

Running Gestures

  • Use the script you have created before; be sure to run the script from the Neo, no SSH or VNC:
gesl-begin
  • There are 12 gestures available (once, you make one, a notification will pop up):
    1. Shake-shake gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-1.png
    2. Forward-backward gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-2.png
    3. Horizontal-circle gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-3.png
    4. Z gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-4.png
    5. Right gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-5.png
    6. Left gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-6.png
    7. Up gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-7.png
    8. Down gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-8.png
    9. Right-left gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-9.png
    10. Left-right gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-10.png
    11. Up-down gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-11.png
    12. Down-up gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-12.png

Remark: If you don't start the Gesture Listener from the Neo, screen orientation won't work

How To Improve Recognition Accuracy

  • Check to see which gesture gets recognized most often. Try training those gestures again.
  • Determine which gestures don't get recognized at all. Try training those gestures again.

Alpha 2 Development Details

DBUS

Gesture Recognizer (gesd) sends signals on:

org.openmoko.accelges
/org/openmoko/accelges/Recognizer
org.openmoko.accelges.Recognizer.Recognized

Try (on FSO distribution)

mdbus -s -l

and make a gesture for more information on DBUS.

Configuration Files

The configuration file for Neo is:

/etc/accelges/neo2/neo2.cfg
# Paul-Valentin Borza <paul@borza.ro>

# gestures configuration file for Neo/Wii

# classes and probabilities for classifier
#    sclass\tFILE	static acceleration class
#    dclass\tFILE	dynamic acceleration class
#    sclassp\tVALUE	probability for static acceleration class
#    dclassp\tVALUE	probability for dynamic acceleration class
sclass	s.class
dclass	d.class
sclassp	0.4
dclassp	0.6

# classes for recognizer (add more than one)
#    class\tid\tFILE	static acceleration class
class	screen_zzp	screen_zzp.class
class	screen_zzn	screen_zzn.class
class	screen_zpz	screen_zpz.class
class	screen_znz	screen_znz.class
class	screen_pzz	screen_pzz.class
class	screen_nzz	screen_nzz.class
class	screen_npp	screen_npp.class
class	screen_nnp	screen_nnp.class
class	screen_pnp	screen_pnp.class
class	screen_ppp	screen_ppp.class

# models for recognizer (add more than one)
#    model\tid\tFILE	dynamic acceleration model
model	left	left.model
model	left, and return	left-and-right.model
model	right	right.model
model	right, and return	right-and-left.model
model	up	up.model
model	up, and return	up-and-down.model
model	down	down.model
model	down, and return	down-and-up.model
model	shake, shake	shake-shake.model
model	horizontal circle	horizontal-circle.model
model	forward, backward	forward-backward.model
model	z	z.model

Again, if you modify the configuration file, you'll have to restart the gesture recognizer (gesd).

Daemons

Gesture Recognizer that uses the top accelerometer (/dev/input/event2):

/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 start|stop|restart

Gesture Listener that switches screen orientation, and notifies the user of recognized gestures on the screen:

/etc/init.d/gesl start|stop|restart

Remark: Start the recognizer first, and after that the listener (obvious, but important)

Components/Applications

Try playing with:

gesd (gesture recognizer)
gesl (gesture listener)
gesm (gesture manager)

Known Issues

  • One, or both accelerometers might not work. Try:
hexdump /dev/input/event2 (for top accelerometer)
hexdump /dev/input/event3 (for bottom accelerometer)

Remark: The Alpha 2 Release uses the TOP accelerometer

  • After a while, the accelerometers might stop working.
Restart your Neo!
  • After a while, the accelerometer send bogus values (values that are lower than what they should be). If this happens, the classifier won't be able to classify dynamic/static acceleration, and nothing will work - nor the gesture training, nor the gesture recognition.
Restart your Neo!

Use Cases

  • Mute audio or suspend when screen is facing down; - NO SUPPORT FOR MUTE/UNMUTE AUDIO IN NEO FOR NOW
  • Go to main menu when shaken; - NO SUPPORT YET
  • Volume up/down during call when tilting left/right (still unclear); - NO SUPPORT YET
  • Turning the phone face to the user (not the same as taking it to the ear) to turn on the backlight - BACKLIGHT HAS A BUG, CAN'T BE USED YET
  • Automatic portrait/landscape switching for the UI - Done
  • Turning the phone screen down to mute sound (and probably turn off the backlight) or hold call
  • Swinging in an O-shape in the air to redial
  • Moving the phone in a firm gesture from one ear to the other to switch between active and held calls
  • Scrolling with firm tilts (suggested several times, should see if it's usable)
  • Dropping (suggested several times, though it's unclear how to react to it)
  • Shaking to get audio feedback (could e.g. imitate balls rolling inside to the number of unread messages, or liquid splashing to incdicate the battery level)
  • Starting driving in a car (if that's detectable -- probably has other patterns than walking etc) to switch to some “car mode”
  • Stopping e.g. at a traffic light to choose a better time to notify about new messages than while driving
  • Taking off in a plane (should be detectable, but hard to train) to shut down all RF systems
  • Similarly, landing to re-enable RF systems
  • Vigorous shaking (side to side) while receiving a call could reject it.
  • A sideways swing (90degres) out of the wrist could mean general Cancel/Esc/Back
  • A long swing could close a app (more a arm swing than wrist. Same G-forces but longer time).
  • These swing moves could be used on two axis and each in two axis for different usage.
  • A firm wrist tilt backside down could mean global OK.
  • Maybe some basic moves like these should have absolute global meaning. (like left, right, enter, esc)
  • Mute phone my hitting it on something hard three times with one side.
  • Face down lying still - lock screen
  • Face up lying still - never lock screen
  • holding the moko out & angling the front of it up repeatedly turns up volume
  • angling front down repeatedly turns down volume
  • a set of 5 or 10 standard, easily distinguishable gestures that the user can map to favorite programs
Personal tools

Gestures is one of the applications that runs on the Openmoko Phones. For a list of all applications, visit Applications

Accelges-Recognize-1.png

Alpha 2 Release (14 Aug 2008) for Neo FreeRunner

Video Demo

Openmoko Neo FreeRunner does Accelerometer-based Gestures, and Screen Orientation

Remark: Please watch the video, so that you'd know what to expect out of the Alpha 2 Release.

Alpha 2 Release: The Quick Way

SSH Neo FreeRunner:

wget http://accelges.googlecode.com/files/accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk
opkg install accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk

On The Neo FreeRunner

/etc/init.d/gesl start

Over SSH you must use

DISPLAY=:0 /etc/init.d/gesl start

(otherwise screen orientation won't work):

You're ready: make a gesture, make Neo change its screen orientation (if you did watch the video, you'll know what to do).

Training: The Quick Way

OPTIONAL: Stop the gesture recognizer, and listener:

/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 stop
/etc/init.d/gesl stop

Run

Home > Gestures

Select a gesture, press Train, and follow instructions.

REQUIRED: Start/restart the gesture recognizer, and listener:

/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 start (from SSH, or from Neo)
/etc/init.d/gesl start (only from Neo)

Alpha 2 Release Details

Prerequisites

  • You can use any distribution you like; I would suggest using the Om 2008.8 for now. You'll need these dependencies:
dbus, dbus-glib, libxrandr, libnotify, notification-daemon, libcurl, and gtk+

libnotify, notification-daemon, libsexy2, libwnck-1-18, libstartup-notification-1-0, and libglade-2

opkg install libnotify notification-daemon libsexy2 libwnck-1-18 libstartup-notification-1-0 libglade-2.0-0

Remark: On the 2008.8, your missing dependencies will be downloaded automatically by the installer.

Preparing Om 2008.8 for Gestures

  • Turn off Suspend:
 Home > Settings > Suspend > off
  • Make sure Neo has Web Access (use SSH):
echo "nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" > /etc/resolv.conf
  • Install Terminal:
Home > Installer > Development > openmoko-terminal2
  • Create a shell script that will start the gesture listener daemon (use SSH):
echo "exec /etc/init.d/gesl start" > /usr/bin/gesl-begin
chmod +x /usr/bin/gesl-begin
  • Restart Neo!

Installing Gestures

echo "nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" > /etc/resolv.conf
wget http://accelges.googlecode.com/files/accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk
  • Install:
opkg install accelges_0.1.0-svnr204-r2_armv4t.ipk

Training Gestures

  • Launch the Gesture Manager:
Home > Gestures
  • Select a gesture and click the first icon on the toolbar; Follow the instructions. Do the same for all the gestures!
    • Step 1: Launch Gesture Manager
      Accelges-Train-1.png
    • Step 2: This is the Gesture Manager
      Accelges-Train-2.png
    • Step 3: Select a gesture, and click Train (first icon from the toolbar)
      Accelges-Train-3.png
    • Step 4: Make the gesture (this step creates the gesture)
      Accelges-Train-4.png
    • Step 5: Make the gesture again (this step trains the gesture)
      Accelges-Train-5.png
    • Step 6: Select another gesture, and do the same
      Accelges-Train-6.png
  • Restart the Gesture Recognizer (use SSH):
/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 restart

Remark: You have to restart the Gesture Recognizer, so that it will re-read the newly trained gestures. Every time you train one or more gestures, restart the recognizer!

Running Gestures

  • Use the script you have created before; be sure to run the script from the Neo, no SSH or VNC:
gesl-begin
  • There are 12 gestures available (once, you make one, a notification will pop up):
    1. Shake-shake gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-1.png
    2. Forward-backward gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-2.png
    3. Horizontal-circle gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-3.png
    4. Z gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-4.png
    5. Right gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-5.png
    6. Left gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-6.png
    7. Up gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-7.png
    8. Down gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-8.png
    9. Right-left gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-9.png
    10. Left-right gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-10.png
    11. Up-down gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-11.png
    12. Down-up gesture:
      Accelges-Recognize-12.png

Remark: If you don't start the Gesture Listener from the Neo, screen orientation won't work

How To Improve Recognition Accuracy

  • Check to see which gesture gets recognized most often. Try training those gestures again.
  • Determine which gestures don't get recognized at all. Try training those gestures again.

Alpha 2 Development Details

DBUS

Gesture Recognizer (gesd) sends signals on:

org.openmoko.accelges
/org/openmoko/accelges/Recognizer
org.openmoko.accelges.Recognizer.Recognized

Try (on FSO distribution)

mdbus -s -l

and make a gesture for more information on DBUS.

Configuration Files

The configuration file for Neo is:

/etc/accelges/neo2/neo2.cfg
# Paul-Valentin Borza <paul@borza.ro>

# gestures configuration file for Neo/Wii

# classes and probabilities for classifier
#    sclass\tFILE	static acceleration class
#    dclass\tFILE	dynamic acceleration class
#    sclassp\tVALUE	probability for static acceleration class
#    dclassp\tVALUE	probability for dynamic acceleration class
sclass	s.class
dclass	d.class
sclassp	0.4
dclassp	0.6

# classes for recognizer (add more than one)
#    class\tid\tFILE	static acceleration class
class	screen_zzp	screen_zzp.class
class	screen_zzn	screen_zzn.class
class	screen_zpz	screen_zpz.class
class	screen_znz	screen_znz.class
class	screen_pzz	screen_pzz.class
class	screen_nzz	screen_nzz.class
class	screen_npp	screen_npp.class
class	screen_nnp	screen_nnp.class
class	screen_pnp	screen_pnp.class
class	screen_ppp	screen_ppp.class

# models for recognizer (add more than one)
#    model\tid\tFILE	dynamic acceleration model
model	left	left.model
model	left, and return	left-and-right.model
model	right	right.model
model	right, and return	right-and-left.model
model	up	up.model
model	up, and return	up-and-down.model
model	down	down.model
model	down, and return	down-and-up.model
model	shake, shake	shake-shake.model
model	horizontal circle	horizontal-circle.model
model	forward, backward	forward-backward.model
model	z	z.model

Again, if you modify the configuration file, you'll have to restart the gesture recognizer (gesd).

Daemons

Gesture Recognizer that uses the top accelerometer (/dev/input/event2):

/etc/init.d/gesd-neo2 start|stop|restart

Gesture Listener that switches screen orientation, and notifies the user of recognized gestures on the screen:

/etc/init.d/gesl start|stop|restart

Remark: Start the recognizer first, and after that the listener (obvious, but important)

Components/Applications

Try playing with:

gesd (gesture recognizer)
gesl (gesture listener)
gesm (gesture manager)

Known Issues

  • One, or both accelerometers might not work. Try:
hexdump /dev/input/event2 (for top accelerometer)
hexdump /dev/input/event3 (for bottom accelerometer)

Remark: The Alpha 2 Release uses the TOP accelerometer

  • After a while, the accelerometers might stop working.
Restart your Neo!
  • After a while, the accelerometer send bogus values (values that are lower than what they should be). If this happens, the classifier won't be able to classify dynamic/static acceleration, and nothing will work - nor the gesture training, nor the gesture recognition.
Restart your Neo!

Use Cases

  • Mute audio or suspend when screen is facing down; - NO SUPPORT FOR MUTE/UNMUTE AUDIO IN NEO FOR NOW
  • Go to main menu when shaken; - NO SUPPORT YET
  • Volume up/down during call when tilting left/right (still unclear); - NO SUPPORT YET
  • Turning the phone face to the user (not the same as taking it to the ear) to turn on the backlight - BACKLIGHT HAS A BUG, CAN'T BE USED YET
  • Automatic portrait/landscape switching for the UI - Done
  • Turning the phone screen down to mute sound (and probably turn off the backlight) or hold call
  • Swinging in an O-shape in the air to redial
  • Moving the phone in a firm gesture from one ear to the other to switch between active and held calls
  • Scrolling with firm tilts (suggested several times, should see if it's usable)
  • Dropping (suggested several times, though it's unclear how to react to it)
  • Shaking to get audio feedback (could e.g. imitate balls rolling inside to the number of unread messages, or liquid splashing to incdicate the battery level)
  • Starting driving in a car (if that's detectable -- probably has other patterns than walking etc) to switch to some “car mode”
  • Stopping e.g. at a traffic light to choose a better time to notify about new messages than while driving
  • Taking off in a plane (should be detectable, but hard to train) to shut down all RF systems
  • Similarly, landing to re-enable RF systems
  • Vigorous shaking (side to side) while receiving a call could reject it.
  • A sideways swing (90degres) out of the wrist could mean general Cancel/Esc/Back
  • A long swing could close a app (more a arm swing than wrist. Same G-forces but longer time).
  • These swing moves could be used on two axis and each in two axis for different usage.
  • A firm wrist tilt backside down could mean global OK.
  • Maybe some basic moves like these should have absolute global meaning. (like left, right, enter, esc)
  • Mute phone my hitting it on something hard three times with one side.
  • Face down lying still - lock screen
  • Face up lying still - never lock screen
  • holding the moko out & angling the front of it up repeatedly turns up volume
  • angling front down repeatedly turns down volume
  • a set of 5 or 10 standard, easily distinguishable gestures that the user can map to favorite programs