Apparatus and method for recognizing proximity motion using sensors
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1. An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors, the apparatus comprising:
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a first sensor configured to sense an off-surface first input region at a distance closer than a predetermined distance off of a reference surface for recognizing a proximate motion of a first input object within the off-surface first input region, anda second sensor simultaneously operable with the first sensor and configured to sense a second input region at a distance farther than the predetermined distance from the reference surface, wherein the second sensor senses a rate of change of light of each pixel over time; and
an information transfer controller to transfer information between the first sensor and the second sensor, the information related to a transition of the first input object in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region.
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Abstract
An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors may include a first sensor to sense a first input region, a second sensor to sense a second input region distinct from the first input region, and an information transfer controller to transfer information related to a transition, between the first sensor and the second sensor.
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1. An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors, the apparatus comprising:
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sensors, operatively connected and comprising; a first sensor configured to sense an off-surface first input region at a distance closer than a predetermined distance off of a reference surface for recognizing a proximate motion of a first input object within the off-surface first input region, and a second sensor simultaneously operable with the first sensor and configured to sense a second input region at a distance farther than the predetermined distance from the reference surface, wherein the second sensor senses a rate of change of light of each pixel over time; and an information transfer controller to transfer information between the first sensor and the second sensor, the information related to a transition of the first input object in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors, the apparatus comprising:
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sensors, operatively connected and comprising; a first sensor configured to sense a first input region at a distance closer than a predetermined distance from a reference surface for recognizing a proximate motion, and a second sensor simultaneously operable with the first sensor and configured to sense a second input region at a distance farther than the predetermined distance from the reference surface, wherein the second sensor senses a rate of change of light of each pixel over time; an information transfer controller to transfer information between the first sensor and the second sensor, the information related to a transition of first input object in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region; a display to display a proximity motion interface; an interface controller to control the proximity motion interface for at least one predetermined icon to be disposed along a perimeter of a point indicated by a second input object, when the second input object is input in the second input region; and a signal processor to extract an axis and an endpoint of the first input object based on an output signal of the first sensor, in response to the first input object being input in the first input region, wherein the interface controller controls, using the axis and the endpoint of the first input object, the proximity motion interface to dispose the at least one predetermined icon along a perimeter of an area of the interface in which the display is obscured by the first input object, in response to the first input object being input in the first input region. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An apparatus for recognizing a proximity motion using sensors, the apparatus comprising:
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sensors, operatively connected and comprising; a first sensor configured to sense a first input region at a distance closer than a predetermined distance from a reference surface for recognizing a proximate motion; a second sensor simultaneously operable with the first sensor and configured to sense a second input region at a distance farther than the predetermined distance from the reference surface, wherein the second sensor senses a rate of change of light of each pixel over time; an information transfer controller to transfer information between the first sensor and the second sensor, the information related to a transition of an input object, in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region; sensing units to determine whether input objects are sensed, based on at least one of an output signal of the first sensor and an output signal of the second sensor; an input selector to select at least one of the input objects based on a predetermined mode, in response to the input sensing units determining that the input objects are sensed; a display to display a proximity motion interface; a signal processor to extract an axis and an endpoint of at least one input object based on an output signal of the first sensor, in response to the at least one input object being sensed in the first input region; and an interface controller to control the proximity motion interface to dispose at least one predetermined icon along a perimeter of a point indicated by at least one of the input objects, in response to the at least one input object being sensed in the second input region, and to control, using the axis and the endpoint of the at least one input object, the proximity motion interface to dispose the at least one predetermined icon along a perimeter of an area in which the display is obscured by the at least one input object, in response to the at least one input object being sensed in the first input region.
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24. A method of recognizing a proximity motion using each of operatively connected sensors, the method comprising:
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sensing, using a first sensor, an off-surface first input region in response to a first input object being present in the first input region at a distance closer than a predetermined distance off of a reference surface for recognizing a proximity motion of the first input object off of the reference surface; sensing, using a second sensor, a second input region the first input object is present in the second input region at a distance farther than the predetermined distance from the reference surface, and sensing a rate of change of light of each pixel over time, the second sensor being simultaneously operable with the first sensor; and transferring, between the first sensor and the second sensor, information related to a transition of the first input object in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of recognizing a proximity motion using each of operatively connected sensors, the method comprising:
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sensing, using a first sensor, a first input region in response to a first input object being present in the first input region at a distance closer than a predetermined distance from a reference surface for recognizing a proximity motion; sensing, using a second sensor, a second input region when the first input object is present in the second input region at a distance farther than the predetermined distance from the reference surface, and sensing a rate of change of light of each pixel over time, the second sensor being simultaneously operable with the first sensor; transferring, between the first sensor and the second sensor, information related to a transition of the first input object in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region; controlling a proximity motion interface to dispose at least one predetermined icon along a perimeter of a point indicated by a second input object, in response to the second input object being input in the second input region; displaying the proximity motion interface; and extracting an axis and an endpoint of the first input object based on an output signal of the first sensor, in response to the first input object being input in the first input region, wherein the controlling comprises controlling, using the axis and the endpoint of the first input object, the proximity motion interface to dispose the at least one predetermined icon along a perimeter of an area in which the display is obscured by the first input object, in response to the first input object being input in the first input region.
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41. A method of controlling a user interface device using each of operatively connected sensors, the method comprising:
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controlling the user interface device to actuate a first sensor to sense for an input in a first off-surface region off of a touch input surface of the user interface device; controlling the user interface device to actuate a second sensor to sense for an input in a second off-surface region measured from the touch input surface, and farther away from the touch input surface than the first region, and sense a rate of change of light of each pixel over time, the second sensor being simultaneously operable with the first sensor; actuating an information transfer controller to transfer information between the first sensor and the second sensor, the information related to a transition of the first input object in response to the transition occurring between the first input region and the second input region; and selectively controlling a user interface of the user interface device in a first manner and a second manner based on at least one of a position and a movement of the sensed input within the first region and the second region.
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