Multi-Touch Screen Recognition of Interactive Objects, and Application Thereof
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing a multi-touch device to track at least one interactive object having an asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on a surface of the interactive object, comprising:
- receiving a signal when the surface of the interactive object interfaces with an interactive screen of the multi-touch device, wherein the signal is generated by the asymmetrical pattern of contacts;
identifying the interactive object using the asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on the surface of the interactive object, wherein the asymmetrical pattern of contacts represents a pattern specific to the interactive object;
examining the asymmetrical pattern of contacts to determine a state of the interactive object; and
synchronizing the multi-touch device to the interactive object based on the state of the interactive object represented by the asymmetrical pattern of contacts.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for multi-touch screen recognition of interactive objects with contacts are described herein. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to equipping a physical object with an asymmetrical pattern of contacts where the multi-touch device identifies the physical object being used to interact with the multi-touch device based on the asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on the physical object. The multi-touch device is also able to identify characteristics of the physical object based on the asymmetrical pattern of contacts as the user interacts with the multi-touch device. Each physical object has a different asymmetrical pattern of contacts so that multi-touch device identifies the differences between each physical object as user interacts with the multi-touch device.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing a multi-touch device to track at least one interactive object having an asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on a surface of the interactive object, comprising:
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receiving a signal when the surface of the interactive object interfaces with an interactive screen of the multi-touch device, wherein the signal is generated by the asymmetrical pattern of contacts; identifying the interactive object using the asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on the surface of the interactive object, wherein the asymmetrical pattern of contacts represents a pattern specific to the interactive object; examining the asymmetrical pattern of contacts to determine a state of the interactive object; and synchronizing the multi-touch device to the interactive object based on the state of the interactive object represented by the asymmetrical pattern of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing a multi-touch device to track at least one interactive object having an asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on a surface of the interactive object, comprising:
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a receiver that receives a signal when the surface of the interactive object interfaces with an interactive screen of the multi-touch device, wherein the signal is generated by the asymmetrical pattern of contacts; an identifier that identifies the interactive object by using the asymmetrical pattern of contacts located on the surface of the interactive object, wherein the asymmetrical pattern of contacts represents a pattern specific to the interactive object; an examiner that examines the asymmetrical pattern of contacts to determine a state of the interactive object; and a synchronizer that synchronizes the multi-touch device to the interactive object based on the state of the interactive object represented by the asymmetrical pattern of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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