GESTURE COMMANDS PERFORMED IN PROXIMITY BUT WITHOUT MAKING PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A TOUCHPAD
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1. A method for providing input commands to a proximity sensitive device without making physical contact with said device, said method comprising the steps of:
- 1) providing a proximity sensitive device that is capable of detecting and tracking movement of a detectable object within a detection volume of the device;
2) tracking movement of a detectable object within the detection volume; and
3) determining which gesture has been performed as defined by movement of the detectable object.
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Abstract
A method of using proximity sensing to detect and track movement of a detectable object that is making a gesture in a three-dimensional volume of space in a detection volume of a proximity sensitive touchpad.
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1. A method for providing input commands to a proximity sensitive device without making physical contact with said device, said method comprising the steps of:
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1) providing a proximity sensitive device that is capable of detecting and tracking movement of a detectable object within a detection volume of the device; 2) tracking movement of a detectable object within the detection volume; and 3) determining which gesture has been performed as defined by movement of the detectable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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