DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE OBJECT'S BEHAVIOR
First Claim
1. The method for monitoring behavior of at least a part of a physical object, the method comprising:
- (a) providing measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of a physical object with respect to a predetermined sensing surface in a first three-dimensional coordinate system;
(b) processing said measured data indicative of the behavior of said at least part of the physical object in said first coordinate system with respect to the sensing surface and transforming data indicative of the measured behavior of the physical object in said first coordinate system into an approximate representation of said behavior in a virtual coordinate system, the transformation maintaining a positional relationship between virtual points in said virtual coordinate system and corresponding portions of the physical object in said first coordinate system.
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Abstract
A monitoring unit is presented for use in monitoring a behavior of at least a part of a physical object. The monitoring unit comprises: a data input module configured for receiving measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of the physical object in a certain coordinate system associated with a predetermined sensing surface; and a digital signal processor configured and operable to be responsive to said measured data for transforming the measured data into an approximate representation of said at least portion of the physical object into a virtual coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object. This technique enables further formatting of said approximate representation into a predetermined data input format of a certain electronic device.
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40 Claims
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1. The method for monitoring behavior of at least a part of a physical object, the method comprising:
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(a) providing measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of a physical object with respect to a predetermined sensing surface in a first three-dimensional coordinate system; (b) processing said measured data indicative of the behavior of said at least part of the physical object in said first coordinate system with respect to the sensing surface and transforming data indicative of the measured behavior of the physical object in said first coordinate system into an approximate representation of said behavior in a virtual coordinate system, the transformation maintaining a positional relationship between virtual points in said virtual coordinate system and corresponding portions of the physical object in said first coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. The method for monitoring behavior of at least a part of a physical object, the method comprising:
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(a) providing measured data indicative of a behavior of a physical object with respect to a predetermined sensing surface defining a first coordinate system; (b) processing said measured data indicative of the behavior of the physical object in said first coordinate system with respect to the sensing surface and transforming data indicative of the measured behavior of the physical object in said first coordinate system into an approximate representation of said at least part of the physical object in a virtual coordinate system, the transformation maintaining a positional relationship between virtual points in said virtual coordinate system and corresponding portions of the physical object in said first coordinate system.
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27. A monitoring unit for use in monitoring a behavior of at least a part of a physical object, the monitoring unit comprising
a data input module configured for receiving measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of the physical object in a certain three-dimensional coordinate system associated with a predetermined sensing surface; - and
a processor configured and operable to be responsive to said measured data for transforming the measured data into an approximate representation of said at least portion of the physical object into a virtual coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object, thereby enabling formatting of said approximate representation into a predetermined format of data input into a certain electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for monitoring a behavior of at least a part of a physical object, the system comprising:
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(a) a position sensor comprising a sensing surface and defining a first three dimensional coordinate system within a sensing region in the vicinity of the sensing surface, the position sensor being configured an operable to generate measured data indicative of the behavior of at least part of the physical object with respect to said sensing surface in said first coordinate system; (b) a data presentation device defining a second coordinate system; and (c) a processor interlinked between the position sensor device and said data presentation device, and being configured and operable to be responsive to said measured data for transforming the measured data into an approximate representation of said at least part of the physical object into the second coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object.
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40. A hand held device for use in monitoring a behavior of a physical object, the device comprising a monitoring unit comprising:
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a position sensor device having a sensing surface and defining a sensing region in the vicinity of the sensing surface and being configured and operable to generate measured data indicative of behavior of at least part of a physical object in a certain three-dimensional coordinate system within said sensing region; and a processor configured and operable to be responsive to data indicative of said measured data for transforming said data into an approximate representation of said at least portion of the physical object into a virtual coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object, thereby enabling transmission of said approximate representation to a certain electronic device.
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