USER INTERFACE WITH PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR OBJECT TRACKING
First Claim
1. A user interface device comprising:
- a display surface having at least one touch-sensitive region;
a receiver for wirelessly receiving a signal having identification information for at least one tracked item; and
a processor in communication with the at least one touch-sensitive region and the receiver, the processor detecting user input via the at least one touch-sensitive region and determining whether targeted tracked items are within proximity of the user interface device in response to the signal received from the at least one tracked item.
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Abstract
A system or method for tracking items proximate a user interface device include a user interface device having at least one solid-state touch-sensitive region and a receiver for wirelessly receiving a signal from at least one item to determine proximity of the item relative to the user interface device. The device may also include a display screen for displaying controls and information. The user interface device may be permanently or removably mounted in a vehicle and used to interface with vehicle systems and personal electronic devices for control and information display. Tracked items or objects may include passive or active data tags and communicate identification information and optionally position information to the user interface device. The device may alert the user to movement of tracked objects, and/or confirm presence of a group of objects intended for a particular task or project.
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32 Claims
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1. A user interface device comprising:
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a display surface having at least one touch-sensitive region; a receiver for wirelessly receiving a signal having identification information for at least one tracked item; and a processor in communication with the at least one touch-sensitive region and the receiver, the processor detecting user input via the at least one touch-sensitive region and determining whether targeted tracked items are within proximity of the user interface device in response to the signal received from the at least one tracked item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one target object associated with a target task using a touch-sensitive user interface device; receiving a signal having identification information for at least one tracked object via the user interface device; determining position of the at least one tracked object relative to the user interface device; and determining whether the at least one target object is within a desired proximity of the user interface device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable storage medium having stored data representing instructions executable by a microprocessor, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions for identifying at least one target object associated with a target task using a touch-sensitive user interface device; instructions for determining position of at least one tracked object relative to a user interface device in response to a signal received from at least one tracked object including identification information the at least one tracked object; and instructions for determining whether the at least one target object is within a desired proximity of the user interface device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A user interface comprising:
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a display surface having at least one touch-sensitive region; a processor in communication with the at least one touch-sensitive region; an electronically conductive and substantially transparent layer positioned behind a panel surface; and a remote device for controlling selections and/or moving a cursor on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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