Compact Interactive Tabletop With Projection-Vision
First Claim
1. A method that facilitates determining whether a finger is touching or hovering over an interactive surface in connection with a projection-vision system comprising:
- observing a finger shadow as the finger shadow appears on an interactive surface;
computing at least one shadow image; and
determining whether the at least one finger is touching or hovering over the surface based on an analysis of the shadow image.
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Abstract
The subject application relates to a system(s) and/or methodology that facilitate vision-based projection of any image (still or moving) onto any surface. In particular, a front-projected computer vision-based interactive surface system is provided which uses a new commercially available projection technology to obtain a compact, self-contained form factor. The subject configuration addresses installation, calibration, and portability issues that are primary concerns in most vision-based table systems. The subject application also relates to determining whether an object is touching or hovering over an interactive surface based on an analysis of a shadow image.
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1. A method that facilitates determining whether a finger is touching or hovering over an interactive surface in connection with a projection-vision system comprising:
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observing a finger shadow as the finger shadow appears on an interactive surface; computing at least one shadow image; and determining whether the at least one finger is touching or hovering over the surface based on an analysis of the shadow image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method implemented on a projection-vision system, the method comprising:
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sensing an object over an interactive surface; projecting a shadow of the object on the interactive surface; and detecting whether the object is touching or hovering over the interactive surface by examining a change in an appearance of a shadow image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A projection-vision system that facilitates determining whether an object is touching or hovering over an interactive surface, the system comprising:
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a projector; a camera mounted to the projector to create the interactive surface; a image component to determine whether an object is touching or hovering over the interactive surface by; tracking whether the object is touching or hovering over the interactive surface; computing a shadow of the object appearing on the interactive surface; and determining whether the object is touching or hovering over the interactive surface based on an analysis of a shadow image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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