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1. A method of operating an interface, comprising:
- determining an attribute of an image of an object produced by placing the object on an exterior surface of a touch screen; and
determining a property of an input to the interface based on the attribute of the image.
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Abstract
An attribute of an image of an object produced by placing the object on an exterior surface of a touch screen of an interface is determined, and a property of an input to the interface is determined based on the attribute of the image.
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1. A method of operating an interface, comprising:
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determining an attribute of an image of an object produced by placing the object on an exterior surface of a touch screen; and
determining a property of an input to the interface based on the attribute of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a touch-screen interface, comprising:
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projecting an image of at least a part of at least one musical instrument onto a rear side of a projection screen of the touch-screen interface;
determining a geometrical attribute of an image of each of one or more objects placed onto a front side of the projection screen respectively within one or more regions of the image of the at least part of at least one musical instrument; and
producing a musical sound based on the geometrical attribute of the image of each of the one or more objects that corresponds to the at least one musical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An interface comprising:
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a means for determining an attribute of an image of an object produced by placing the object on an exterior surface of a touch screen; and
a means for determining a property of an input to the interface based on the attribute of the image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An interface comprising:
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a rear projection screen;
a projector directed at a rear surface of the rear projection screen;
a camera directed at the rear surface of the rear projection screen for detecting attributes of images of objects positioned on a front surface of the rear projection screen; and
an image-capturer connected to the camera for receiving the attributes of the images of the objects from the camera. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-usable media containing computer-readable instructions for causing an interface to perform a method, comprising:
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determining an attribute of an image of an object produced by placing the object on an exterior surface of a touch screen; and
determining a property of an input to the interface based on the attribute of the image. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-usable media containing computer-readable instructions for causing a touch-screen interface to perform a method, comprising:
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projecting an image of at least a part of at least one musical instrument onto a rear side of a projection screen of the touch-screen interface;
determining a geometrical attribute of an image of each of one or more objects placed onto a front side of the projection screen respectively within one or more regions of the image of the at least a part of at least one musical instrument; and
producing a musical sound based on the geometrical attribute of the image of each of the one or more objects that corresponds to the at least one musical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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