System and method for selecting an external user interface using spatial information
First Claim
1. A method for selecting an external processor as a user interface to a machine comprising:
- accessing control grid position information for the machine;
obtaining position information for the external processor; and
using the control grid position information and the external processor position information in determining whether an external processor is in the control grid of a machine.
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Abstract
A method and system for selecting an external user interface using spatial information is described. In one configuration the floor space of a mailroom is mapped using a two dimensional grid. At least one machine is located on the mapped grid and an associated control zone is defined for that particular machine. The machine includes a wireless transceiver for providing user interface access. An external portable processor with a wireless transceiver is provided user interface logic for the machine. A user then moves the external portable processor into the control zone of the machine. An indoor positioning system is utilized to provide relative or absolute position information relating to a machine and the external processor. The system determines that the external processor is in the machine control zone and allows the external processor to interface with the machine as a user interface.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for selecting an external processor as a user interface to a machine comprising:
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accessing control grid position information for the machine;
obtaining position information for the external processor; and
using the control grid position information and the external processor position information in determining whether an external processor is in the control grid of a machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for manipulating a file comprising:
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selecting a file with a portable processor using a wireless communications channel; and
selecting a machine to process the file using position information relating to the portable processor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for selecting an external processor as a user interface to a machine comprising:
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means for determining control grid position information for the machine;
means for obtaining position information for the external processor; and
processing means for using the control grid position information and the external processor position information in determining whether an external processor is in the control grid of a machine.
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16. The system of claim 16 wherein the means for obtaining position information comprises an indoor electromagnetic wave positioning system
The system of claim 16 wherein the means for obtaining position information comprises an ultrasonic positioning system A system for selecting an external processor as a user interface to a machine comprising: -
a processor;
a control grid position map data base information for at least one machine connected to the processor;
a position information receiver for obtaining position information data for an external processor; and
a processor having processing instructions for using the control grid position map database and the external processor position information in determining whether an external processor is in the control grid of a machine.
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18. The system of claim 20 wherein:
the indoor positioning system provides relative position data relative to a reference point.
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19. The system of claim 20 wherein:
the indoor positioning system provides absolute latitude and longitude data. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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