Tell HN: Peripheral Gestures for Mobile Devices

Call to action: Peripheral Gestures for Mobile Devices -- A system where swiping and tapping gestures on the periphery of a mobile devices edge areas result in desired user initiated (or lack-there-of)((Deadmans Fidget [TM])) --- Premise: Current ; phones have a feature to call emergency services when multi-press of N on [button] Proposed ; contact-swipes & region specific taps of the border of the screen may be programmatically defined to invoke actions. --- e.g. A corner perimeter swipe action ; ---- handset held in right hand swipe right thumb up along edge of device and around top corner toward center line of device -> invoke action (user defined) All such gestures can be recorded, some are standard, with multi-gestures: Calling emerg service is any action of the following (TBD by std for i.e. ieee :) ----- So incorporate the digital dexterity of the modern fidgit-*BIT* generations on or digital dexterity (I hope you got that pun) ------ So, I expect this may adapt the shape of phones into the shape of a nice pet rock.... Imagine gust a gesture that was personal to you, and yur pet rock, allowed you to make that call to Great Grand Ma and tell her how thankful you are she uploaded into the sediMANterra. (layers of man on earth) ((joking.. but serious abut perimeter based swiping gesture controls. Prior Art))