INTERACTIVE SURFACE WITH A PLURALITY OF INPUT DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES

• US 20120313865A1
• Filed: 08/25/2009
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Promethean Limited (Best Assistant Education Group Co.)
• Original Assignee: Promethean Limited (Best Assistant Education Group Co.)
• Inventors: Pearce, Nigel
• Application Number:
  US13/392,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20120313865A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

There is disclosed an interactive display system including a display surface, a first means for detecting a first type of user input at the display surface and a second means for detecting a second type of user input at the display surface, wherein at least one portion of the display surface is adapted to be selectively responsive to an input of a specific type.

Claims

1. An interactive display system including a display surface, a first means for detecting a first type of user input at the display surface and a second means for detecting a second type of user input at the display surface, wherein at least one portion of the display surface is adapted to be selectively responsive to an input of a specific type.

2. The interactive display system of claim 1 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is at least one physical area of the display surface.

4. The interactive display system of claim 1 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is at least one object displayed on the display surface.

6. The interactive display system of claim 4 wherein the at least one portion is a part of at least one displayed object.

7. The interactive display system of claim 6 wherein the part of the displayed object is at least one of a centre of an object, an edge of an object, or all the edges of an object.

8. The interactive display system of claim 1 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is at least one window of at least one application running on the interactive display system.

10. The interactive display system of claim 8 wherein the at least one portion is a part of a displayed window of at least one displayed application.

11. The interactive display system of claim 1 in which the at least one portion of the display surface is adapted to be selectively responsive to at least one of:

i) a first type of user input only;

ii) a second type of user input only;

iii) a first type of user input or a second type of user input;

iv) a first type of user input and a second type of user input;

v) a first type of user input then a second type of user input;

vi) a second type of user input then a first type of user input;

or vii) no type of user input.

12. The interactive display system of claim 1 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is adapted to be responsive to an input of a specific type further in dependence upon identification of a specific user.

14. The interactive display system of claim 1 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is dynamically adapted to be responsive to an input of a specific type.

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60. A method for detecting inputs in an interactive display system including a display surface, the method comprising detecting a first type of user input at the display surface and detecting a second type of user input at the display surface, the method further comprising selectively responding to an input of a specific type at at least one portion of the display surface.

61. The method of claim 60 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is at least one physical area of the display surface.

63. The method of claim 60 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is at least one object displayed on the display surface.

65. The method of claim 63 wherein the at least one portion is a part of at least one displayed object.

66. The method of claim 65 wherein the part of the displayed object is at least one of a centre of an object, an edge of an object, or all the edges of an object.

67. The method of claim 60 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is at least one window of at least one application running on the interactive display system.

69. The method of claim 67 wherein the at least one portion is a part of a displayed window of at least one displayed application.

70. The method of claim 60 in which the at least one portion of the display surface is selectively responsive to at least one of:

i) a first type of user input only;

ii) a second type of user input only;

iii) a first type of user input or a second type of user input;

iv) a first type of user input and a second type of user input;

v) a first type of user input then a second type of user input;

vi) a second type of user input then a first type of user input;

or vii) no type of user input.

71. The method of claim 60 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is responsive to an input of a specific type further in dependence upon identification of a specific user.

74. The method of claim 60 wherein the at least one portion of the display surface is variably responsive to an input of a specific type over time.

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