Method of providing a display for a gui

• US 20050088409A1
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pace Micro Technology Ltd. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pace Micro Technology Ltd. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Van Berkel, Cees
• Application Number:
  US10/505,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20050088409A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038

Abstract

A method of providing a display for a GUI comprising the step of displaying a pointer (13) on the display (11) in a position corresponding to the position of a user'"'"'s hand in a plane of a sensing region of a touchless input device (12) is disclosed together with a computer program, a computer-readable storage medium and apparatus for the same. In particular, the method further comprises the step of displaying an indication (15) on the display of the distance between the user'"'"'s hand and either a reference point located in or adjacent the sensing region or a reference plane, parallel with the first plane and located through or adjacent the sensing region; or, alternatively, displaying an indication on the display of a suitable gesture of the user'"'"'s hand for the purpose of manipulating the pointer.

Claims

1. A method of providing a display for a GUI comprising the steps of:

displaying a pointer on the display in a position corresponding to the position of a user'"'"'s hand in a plane of a sensing region of a touchless input device; and

displaying an indication on the display of the distance between the user'"'"'s hand and either a reference point located in or adjacent the sensing region or a reference plane, parallel with the first plane and located through or adjacent the sensing region.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of removing the indication in response to the user'"'"'s hand exceeding a predetermined distance from the reference.

3. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the indication is a graphic of a size proportional to the distance between the user'"'"'s hand and the reference.

5. A method according to any previous claim wherein the display is integral with the touchless input device

6. A method according to any preceding claim wherein the indication is a graphic positioned around or adjacent the pointer.

7. A method according to claim 6 wherein the graphic moves with the pointer.

8. A method according to any preceding claim further comprising the step of selecting a point on the display when the user'"'"'s hand remains still for a predetermined period of time.

9. A computer program comprising instructions for performing a method according to any preceding claim.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon data representing instructions for performing a method according to any of claims 1 to 8.

11. Apparatus having a display, a touchless input device and a processor configured to perform a method according to any of claims 1 to 8.

4. A method of providing a display for a GUI comprising the steps of:

displaying a pointer on the display in a position corresponding to the position of a user'"'"'s hand in a plane of a sensing region of a touchless input device; and

displaying an indication on the display of a suitable gesture of the user'"'"'s hand for the purpose of manipulating the pointer.