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7403668 Method and system for reducing effects of undesired signals in an infrared imaging system  
Effects of undesired infrared light are reduced in an imaging system using an infrared light source. The desired infrared light source is activated and a first set of imaging data is captured...
7394459 Interaction between objects and a virtual environment display  
An interactive table has a display surface on which a physical object is disposed. A camera within the interactive table responds to infrared (IR) light reflected from the physical object enabling...
7379563 Tracking bimanual movements  
Hands may be tracked before, during, and after occlusion, and a gesture may be recognized. Movement of two occluded hands may be tracked as a unit during an occlusion period. A type of...
7379562 Determining connectedness and offset of 3D objects relative to an interactive surface  
A position of a three-dimensional (3D) object relative to a display surface of an interactive display system is detected based upon the intensity of infrared (IR) light reflected from the object...
7355593 Pointer tracking across multiple overlapping coordinate input sub-regions defining a generally contiguous input region  
A touch system comprises overlapping coordinate input sub-regions defining a generally contiguous input surface. Each coordinate input sub-region generates pointer coordinate data in response to...
RE40153 Multi-touch system and method for emulating modifier keys via fingertip chords  
A multi-touch system is disclosed that recognizes simultaneous touchdown of four fingers on, above, or below the home row of keys as a modifier chord and applies modifiers such as Shift, Ctrl, or...
7342572 System and method for transforming an ordinary computer monitor into a touch screen  
A system and method for turning a regular computer monitor screen into a touch screen using an ordinary camera. It includes an image-screen mapping procedure to correct for the non-flatness of the...
7339580 Method and apparatus for integrating manual input  
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, compliant, and flexible multi-touch...
7333089 Computer interface device  
A user's movements are detected by a capacitive system having one or more conductors. The output from the conductors is amplified and compared to a table of stored output. Thus, the device can...
7268774 Tracking motion of a writing instrument  
Motion of a writing instrument is tracked from sensors located in the vicinity. The signals generated from the sensors are processed and used in a wide variety of ways.
7257255 Capturing hand motion  
A portable electronic device, a digital camera associated with the portable electronic device, and software configured to run on the portable electronic device and to derive handwriting and control...
7256772 Auto-aligning touch system and method  
A touch system includes a touch surface on which an image is, displayed and at least one camera acquiring images of the touch surface. A pointer contact data generator generates pointer position...
7236162 Passive touch system and method of detecting user input  
A passive touch system includes a passive touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different...
7232986 Apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest  
An apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest includes at least one pair of imaging devices. The imaging devices have overlapping fields of view encompassing the region of...
7184030 Synchronization of cameras in camera-based touch system to enhance position determination of fast moving objects  
A camera-based touch system includes at least one pair of cameras having overlapping fields of view and a touch surface encompassed within the overlapping fields of view across which a pointer is...
7138983 Method and apparatus for detecting and interpreting path of designated position  
A method of detecting and interpreting a path of designated positions is disclosed. The method concurrently detects a plurality of designated positions on a touch panel, again detects the plurality...
7116313 Electronic apparatus and operation device for operating the apparatus  
In an electronic apparatus, an inputting-operation device includes a touch panel actuated by a push button of a switch jointed to a laterally-movable strip. As the single switch moved laterally,...
7084859 Programmable tactile touch screen displays and man-machine interfaces for improved vehicle instrumentation and telematics  
Disclosed are new methods and apparatus particularly suited for applications in a vehicle, to provide a wide range of information, and the safe input of data to a computer controlling the vehicle...
7082578 Computer user interface using a physical manipulatory grammar  
A method for inputting information to a device connected to a deformable piece includes the steps of manipulating the deformable piece to provide a first morpheme input to the device. The first...
7030861 System and method for packing multi-touch gestures onto a hand  
A multi-touch system is disclosed that compares finger arrangements at the beginning of multi-touch gestures and discriminates between neutral- and spread-hand performances. Gestures by the...
6952196 Methods and systems for providing programmable computerized interactors  
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection...
6940486 Computerized interactor systems and methods for providing same  
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection...
6894703 Multi-user collaborative circular graphical user interfaces  
A multi-user collaborative circular graphical user interface for displaying items includes a transformation engine responsive to external command, such as mouse clicks, for generating polar...
6888536 Method and apparatus for integrating manual input  
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing. compliant, and flexible multi-touch...
6738047 Home page display and data transmitter  
To save trouble in replacing cards and to facilitate the operation of a key on a home page, a home page display system according to the invention includes terminal equipment connected to the...
EP1369822A2 Apparatus and method for controlling the shift of the viewpoint in a virtual space  
A virtual-space shift control apparatus includes a detecting element that detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on a...
6597347 Methods and apparatus for providing touch-sensitive input in multiple degrees of freedom  
Disclosed is a multiple coordinate controller device having a three-dimensional body with a first surface portion and a second surface portion where the second surface portion is not coplanar with...
6592455 Game device for displaying game input operations on the display  
A game device comprises operational input means 30, 40 for inputting operational signals supplied by operation of game players, game control means 10 for controlling a game, based on the...
6585593 Game device for displaying game input operations on the display  
A game device comprises operational input means 30, 40 for inputting operational signals supplied by operation of game players, game control means 10 for controlling a game, based on the...
6563520 Virtual reality interface for show control  
A system for designing light and sound systems for use in stage productions. Virtual reality interfaces facilitate the selection and location of lighting and sound displays by providing a real-time...
6556184 Methods and systems for providing programmable computerized interactors  
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection...
EP0827064B1 Selection device for touchscreen systems  
Abstract of EP0827064 An apparatus, method, and memory direct a computer system, having at least a processor, memory, and touchscreen device (e.g., a touchscreen or a touchpad and display device)...
6356255 Methods and systems for providing programmable computerized interactors  
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection...
6340957 Dynamically relocatable tileable displays  
A tileable computer display includes a first device having a processor and a display maintainable in communication with a second device having a processor and a display. Specific data to be...
6297838 Spinning as a morpheme for a physical manipulatory grammar  
A method for inputting information to a revolvable device, optionally connected to a deformable piece includes the steps of rotating, spinning, or revolvably orienting the deformable piece to...
6292173 Touchpad computer input system and method  
A method of and system for providing user input to a computer captures a first finger position image at a first time and a second finger position image at a second time. The first and second finger...
6268857 Computer user interface using a physical manipulatory grammar  
A method for inputting information to a device connected to a deformable piece includes the steps of manipulating the deformable piece to provide a first morpheme input to the device. The first...
6262711 Computerized interactor systems and method for providing same  
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection...
6243075 Graspable device manipulation for controlling a computer display  
A device supporting a manipulatable user interface includes a feedback module for presenting information related to a data structure, along with a processor for controlling the feedback module and...
6218967 Arrangement for the optical remote control of apparatus  
An arrangement for the optical remote control of an apparatus such as a data terminal, an online bill payment terminal, movement surveillance equipment or the like, employing the palm of a hand or...
6167353 Computer method and apparatus for interacting with a physical system  
A computer interface system and method is described which includes a way of interfacing with a physical game system. The game system may include a platform having a plurality of regions and a...
6160540 Zoomorphic computer user interface  
A zoomorphic computer for controlling a computer system includes an animal or humanoid shaped shell having an attached transceiver for two way communication with a computer system. A position...
6151564 Coded object system and code recognition methods  
Disclosed is a method of characterizing a coded object having a plurality of regions. A luminosity value of a first region of the coded object is compared to a luminosity value of a second region...
6102796 System and method for composing an image with fragments  
Composing an image with fragments. The fragments of an image are downloaded from a server. The fragments are displayed in an initial configuration within the image. One of the fragments located at...
EP1008134A1 TACTILE COMPUTER INPUT DEV  
6072474 Document processing device  
When a user touches a tablet with a pen, a coordinate pointed with a nib of a pen and a tool force on this coordinate are detected, and a cursor is displayed at a position corresponding to the...
6067079 Virtual pointing device for touchscreens  
A method, memory, and apparatus, having at least a processor, memory, and touchscreen, for creating a virtual pointing device. The method includes the steps of displaying a non-activated virtual...
6061177 Integrated computer display and graphical input apparatus and method  
A touch screen input device and method for use with a rear-mounted video output projection system incorporates a transparent sheet preferably having substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces...
EP0986021A1 Process and device for translating an input signal whose variation ranges depend on the user with a view to controlling opposing actions  
After an initialization step 22, wherein a threshold and a temporary maximum signal are determined, the device and the process translates the input signal into an output signal by a standardization...
5990865 Computer interface device  
A user's movements are detected by a capacitive system having one or more conductors. The output from the conductors is amplified and compared to a table of stored output. Thus, the device can...
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