Apparatus and method for detecting a pointer relative to a touch surface
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1. An apparatus for detecting a pointer relative to a touch surface comprising:
- at least two spaced imaging devices having overlapping fields of view encompassing said touch surface, said imaging devices seeing said touch surface in three-dimensions as a perspective view, said imaging devices acquiring overlapping images from different locations; and
a processor receiving and processing image data generated by at least one of said imaging devices to determine the location of the pointer relative to said touch surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a pointer relative to a touch surface includes at least two spaced imaging assemblies having overlapping fields of view encompassing the touch surface. The imaging assemblies see the touch surface in three-dimensions as a perspective view. The imaging assemblies acquire overlapping images from different locations. A processor receives and processes image data generated by at least one of the imaging assemblies to determine the location of the pointer relative to the touch surface.
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1. An apparatus for detecting a pointer relative to a touch surface comprising:
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at least two spaced imaging devices having overlapping fields of view encompassing said touch surface, said imaging devices seeing said touch surface in three-dimensions as a perspective view, said imaging devices acquiring overlapping images from different locations; and
a processor receiving and processing image data generated by at least one of said imaging devices to determine the location of the pointer relative to said touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A camera-based touch system comprising:
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a generally rectangular passive touch surface on which contacts are made using a pointer;
camera devices removably mounted adjacent at least two corner of said touch surface, each of said camera devices having a field of view looking across and back towards said touch surface and being disposed in front of the plane of the touch surface, the fields of view of said camera devices overlapping over said touch surface, said camera devices acquiring images of said touch surface; and
a processor receiving and processing said image data to determine the location of said pointer relative to said touch surface via triangulation. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. An apparatus for detecting a pointer relative to a generally rectangular touch surface comprising:
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at least two spaced imaging devices having overlapping fields of view encompassing said touch surface, said imaging devices seeing said touch surface in three-dimensions as a perspective view with the perspective view including at least the four corner of said touch surface, said imaging devices acquiring overlapping images from different locations; and
a processor receiving and processing image data generated by at least one of said imaging devices to determine the location of the pointer relative to said touch surface using triangulation. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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