Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interacting with an electronic and/or computer device comprising a control surface, at least one peripheral surface and a plurality of capacitive electrodes positioned at least along the control surface and arranged to detect control objects in a vicinity of said control surface and said at least one peripheral surface, which method comprising steps for (i) detecting (40, 41, 42, 43) a sequence of actions comprising a plurality of elementary actions performed at least partially sequentially, by at least one control object, at least partially in contact with or opposite said at least one peripheral surface and (ii) triggering (44), based on said sequence of actions, of at least one function in said device. The invention also relates to an interface and device implementing this method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interacting with an electronic and/or computer device comprising a control surface, at least one peripheral surface and a plurality of capacitive electrodes positioned at least along the control surface and arranged to detect control objects in a vicinity of said control surface and said at least one peripheral surface, which method comprising steps for (i) detecting (40, 41, 42, 43) a sequence of actions comprising a plurality of elementary actions performed at least partially sequentially, by at least one control object, at least partially in contact with or opposite said at least one peripheral surface and (ii) triggering (44), based on said sequence of actions, of at least one function in said device. The invention also relates to an interface and device implementing this method. See FIG. 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for characterizing an object of interest (1) by interacting with a measuring interface (2), comprising steps for (i) acquiring a spatial distribution of measurements representative of the distance (3) between the object of interest (1) and a plurality of measuring points of the measuring interface (2), (ii) determining an estimated position of the object of interest (1) relative to the measuring interface (2), and (iii) determining at least one additional characteristic of the object of interest from among a dimensional characteristic and an angular positioning characteristic (8, 23) relative to the measuring interface (2). The invention also relates to an interface device and an apparatus implementing the method.