Developing contextual information from an image
First Claim
1. A method for operating a system comprising a touch sensitive mat, a projector assembly to project images on to the touch sensitive mat, a computing device attached to the projector assembly, and a plurality of sensors disposed above and pointed at the touch sensitive mat, the method comprising:
- capturing, by a plurality of sensors, an image of data entered on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat;
determining, by a processor of the computing device, a boundary for the object represented in the captured image and use the boundary for the object to extract an image of the object and the data on the object;
developing, by the processor, contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image; and
projecting, by the projector assembly, the contextual information onto the object disposed on the touch sensitive mat.
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Abstract
In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include capturing data entered on a touch sensitive mat or on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat. The method further includes extracting the data from the captured image, and developing contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image. The method further includes projecting the contextual information onto the touch sensitive mat or onto the object.
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1. A method for operating a system comprising a touch sensitive mat, a projector assembly to project images on to the touch sensitive mat, a computing device attached to the projector assembly, and a plurality of sensors disposed above and pointed at the touch sensitive mat, the method comprising:
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capturing, by a plurality of sensors, an image of data entered on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat; determining, by a processor of the computing device, a boundary for the object represented in the captured image and use the boundary for the object to extract an image of the object and the data on the object; developing, by the processor, contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image; and projecting, by the projector assembly, the contextual information onto the object disposed on the touch sensitive mat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a support structure including a base, an upright member extending upward from the base, and a cantilevered top extending outward from the upright member and including a fold mirror and a plurality of sensors; a projector assembly attached to the upright member; a computing device attached to the projector assembly; and a touch sensitive mat communicatively coupled to the computing device, on to which the projector is to project an image, wherein the projector is to project the image upward to reflect off the mirror and on to the touch sensitive mat, and wherein the computing device is to cause; the plurality of sensors to capture an image of data on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat; the computing device to determine a boundary for the object represented in the captured image and use the boundary for the object to extract an image of the object and the data on the object; the computing device to develop contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image; and the projector assembly to project the contextual information onto the object disposed on the touch sensitive mat. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processing resource of a computing device in a system, the system comprising a touch sensitive mat, a projector assembly attached to the computing device to project images on the touch sensitive mat, and a plurality of sensors disposed above and pointed at the touch sensitive mat, the instructions executable to cause:
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the plurality of sensors to capture an image of data entered on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat; the processing resource to determine a boundary for the object represented in the captured image and use the boundary for the object to extract an image of the object and the data on the object; develop contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image; and project the contextual information onto the object disposed on the touch sensitive mat. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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