Software interaction via interface surface and sensing device
First Claim
1. A method of enabling user interaction with computer software executed in a computer system via:
- an interface surface including information relating to the computer software and including a plurality of regions, each region having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points and an identity of the region;
a sensing device comprising;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to one of the regions; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from at least one of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation and position, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and
(iv) generate, using at least some of the decoded coded data, indicating data including an identity of the region and at least one of movement data and position data indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement and position relative to the region; and
, the method including the steps of, in the computer system;
(a) receiving the indicating data from the sensing device;
(b) determining, using the indicating data, an identity of the region and at least one of the movement and position data;
(c) operating the computer software at least partly in accordance with at least one of the movement data and the position data, and in accordance with instructions associated with the region.
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Abstract
A method of enabling user interaction with computer software executed in a computer system using an interface surface including information relating to the computer software. The interface surface includes a plurality of regions, each having coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points and an identity of the region. The user uses a sensing device to capture images of the coded data, identify and decode the coded data from the captured images, and then generate indicating data indicative of an identity of the region and movement or a position of the sensing device in the region. The computer system uses the indicating data to operate the computer software at least partly in accordance with instructions associated with the region.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of enabling user interaction with computer software executed in a computer system via:
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an interface surface including information relating to the computer software and including a plurality of regions, each region having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points and an identity of the region;
a sensing device comprising;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to one of the regions; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from at least one of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation and position, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and
(iv) generate, using at least some of the decoded coded data, indicating data including an identity of the region and at least one of movement data and position data indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement and position relative to the region; and
,the method including the steps of, in the computer system;
(a) receiving the indicating data from the sensing device;
(b) determining, using the indicating data, an identity of the region and at least one of the movement and position data;
(c) operating the computer software at least partly in accordance with at least one of the movement data and the position data, and in accordance with instructions associated with the region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for enabling user interaction with computer software executing in a computer system via:
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an interface surface including information relating to the computer software and including a plurality of regions, each region having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points and an identity of the region;
a sensing device comprising;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to one of the regions; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from at least one of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation and position, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and
(iv) generate, using at least some of the decoded coded data, indicating data including an identity of the region and at least one of movement data and position data indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement and position relative to the region respectively; and
,the computer system being configured to;
(a) receive the indicating data from the sensing device;
(b) determine, using the indicating data, an identity of the region and at least one of the movement and position data;
(c) operate the computer software at least partly in accordance with at least one of the movement data and the position data, and in accordance with instructions associated with the region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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