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CREATING VIRTUAL REPLICAS OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS

  • US 20110145706A1
  • Filed: 02/18/2011
  • Published: 06/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method, which is implemented at a computer system having at least one processor in communication with a multi-touch input display surface, for virtually replicating a physical object at the multi-touch input display surface, the method comprising:

  • an act of the computing system detecting that a portion of a physical object has come within the physical vicinity of a portion of the multi-touch input display surface and prior to the physical object coming in contact with the multi-touch input display surface;

    an act of accessing object identifying data corresponding to the physical object;

    an act of using the object identifying data to access image data for the physical object from a repository of stored image data;

    an act of using at least the accessed image data to generate a virtual replica of the physical object; and

    an act of presenting the virtual replica of the physical object at a location on the multi-touch input display surface prior to the physical object coming in contact with the multi-touch input display surface.

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