METHOD FOR PROVIDING HUMAN INPUT TO A COMPUTER
First Claim
1. A touch interface comprising:
- a touch surface having a first portion;
a touch sensor adapted to detect a first touch input on the first portion of the touch surface; and
a transducer adapted to actuate the first portion of the touch surface in response to the touch input.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to the computer. The method includes the steps of placing a first target on a first portion of the user'"'"'s body, using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data related to the location of the first target and data related to the location of a second portion of the user'"'"'s body, the first and second portions of the user'"'"'s body being movable relative to each other, providing an output of the electro-optical sensing means to the input of the computer, determining the location of the first target and the location of the second portion of the user'"'"'s body, and varying the output of the computer to the display based upon the determined locations for contemporaneous viewing by the user.
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30 Claims
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1. A touch interface comprising:
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a touch surface having a first portion; a touch sensor adapted to detect a first touch input on the first portion of the touch surface; and a transducer adapted to actuate the first portion of the touch surface in response to the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method for providing force feedback, the method comprising:
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providing a touch surface; detecting a first touch input on the touch surface; determining the location of the first touch input on the touch surface; and actuating the touch surface proximate the first touch input in response to the determining step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer implemented method for providing tactile feedback in response to input received from a user, the method comprising:
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providing a touch surface; determining a first touch input at a first portion of the touch surface; and providing a first force feedback signal to the user in response to the determining step. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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