TOUCH DISCRIMINATION
First Claim
1. A system that facilitates distinguishing input among one or more users in a surface computing environment, comprising:
- a touch input component that obtains touch point information from at least one surface in the surface computing environment;
one or more sensors that collect information related to a surrounding environment of the at least one surface; and
a touch discrimination component that infers an association between a user and a touch point based at least in part on the touch point information and environmental information.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates distinguishing input among one or more users in a surface computing environment. A variety of information can be obtained and analyzed to infer an association between a particular input and a particular user. Touch point information can be acquired from a surface wherein the touch point information relates to a touch point. In addition, one or more environmental sensors can monitor the surface computing environment and provide environmental information. The touch point information and the environmental information can be analyzed to determine direction of inputs, location of users, and movement of users and so on. Individual analysis results can be correlated and/or aggregated to generate a inference of association between a touch point and user.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates distinguishing input among one or more users in a surface computing environment, comprising:
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a touch input component that obtains touch point information from at least one surface in the surface computing environment; one or more sensors that collect information related to a surrounding environment of the at least one surface; and a touch discrimination component that infers an association between a user and a touch point based at least in part on the touch point information and environmental information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method that facilitates associating touch inputs and users in a surface computing environment, comprising:
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obtaining touch point information associated with a touch point generated by a user interacting with a surface; collecting environmental information acquired by one or more environmental sensors that monitor the surface; analyzing the touch point information and the environmental information; and generating a inference of association between a touch point and a user based upon analysis of the touch point information and the environmental information. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system that enables discrimination of touch point in a surface computing environment, comprising:
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means for obtaining touch point information related to a touch point originated by a user of a surface; means for collecting environmental information from a one or more sensors that observe the surface computing environment; means for evaluating the touch point information to ascertain a direction from which the touch point originates; means for analyzing the environmental information to determine movement and location of the user; means for correlating the ascertained direction and the determined movement and location of the user; and means for inferring an association between the touch point and the user based upon the correlation.
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