METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A GRAPHIC WIDGET IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT DISPLAYED ON A TOUCH PANEL OF AN INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM
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1. A method for manipulating a graphic widget in a three-dimensional environment displayed on a touch panel of an interactive input system, the method comprising:
- tracking the x-y positions of two touch points associated with the graphic widget; and
modifying the z-position of the graphic widget in accordance with changes in the distance between the x-y positions of the touch points.
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Abstract
A method for manipulating a graphic widget in a three-dimensional environment displayed on a touch panel of an interactive input system is provided. The method includes tracking the x-y positions of two touch points associated with the graphic widget; and modifying the z-position of the graphic widget in accordance with changes in the distance between the x-y positions of the touch points. An interactive input system and computer readable medium embodying the method is also provided.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for manipulating a graphic widget in a three-dimensional environment displayed on a touch panel of an interactive input system, the method comprising:
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tracking the x-y positions of two touch points associated with the graphic widget; and modifying the z-position of the graphic widget in accordance with changes in the distance between the x-y positions of the touch points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An interactive input system comprising:
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a touch panel; and processing structure tracking the x-y positions of two touch points on the touch panel associated with a graphic widget in a three-dimensional environment displayed on the touch panel and modifying the z-position of the graphic widget in accordance with changes in the distance between the x-y positions of the touch points. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program for manipulating a graphic widget in a three-dimensional environment displayed on a touch panel of an interactive input system, the computer program comprising:
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program code tracking the x-y positions of two touch points associated with the graphic widget; and program code modifying the z-position of the graphic widget in accordance with changes in the distance between the x-y positions of the touch points.
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15. A method of manipulating a graphic widget on a background displayed on a touch panel of an interactive input system, comprising:
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associating the graphic widget with a virtual tool that is displayed over the background; modifying the graphic widget based on tracking the x-y positions of one or more touch points associated with the virtual tool. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An interactive input system comprising:
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a touch panel; and processing structure associating a graphic widget with a virtual tool that is displayed over a background displayed on the touch panel and modifying the graphic widget based on tracking the x-y positions of one or more touch points associated with the virtual tool.
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29. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program for manipulating a graphic widget on a background displayed on a touch panel of an interactive input system, the computer program comprising:
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program code associating the graphic widget with a virtual tool that is displayed over the background; and program code modifying the graphic widget based on tracking the x-y positions of one or more touch points associated with the virtual tool.
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