1. A computer implemented method for recognizing a gesture made by an operator with a portable device, the portable device including at least a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are disparate, the computer implemented method comprising: obtaining a first sensor data profile associated with measurements made by the first sensor while the operator made a specific gesture involving the portable device; obtaining a second sensor data profile associated with measurements made by the second sensor while the operator made the specific gesture involving the portable device; and identifying the specific gesture by analyzing the first sensor data profile and the second sensor data profile.