METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONTROL REGION OF A COMPUTERIZED DEVICE FROM A TOUCHPAD
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a control region on a display screen of a computerized system, the method comprising:
- obtaining, using the computerized system, first data from a touchpad, the first data being associated with a position of a portion of the hand of a user when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad, the first data not being associated with an image of a finger of the user from an image sensor;
transmitting the first data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen;
analyzing the first data in accordance with a model of a human hand and assigning the first data to at least one of a plurality of fingers of the model;
identifying a first set of virtual keys to be associated with a first finger of the user;
generating a control region comprising the first set of virtual keys; and
displaying the control region in a first position on the display screen in accordance with a position of the first finger on the touchpad.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a control region on a display screen of a computerized system is presented. The method includes obtaining data from a touchpad. The data is associated with a position of a portion of the hand of a user when the user operates the touchpad. The method includes transmitting the data from the touchpad to the computerized device and analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand. In certain embodiments, the method includes identifying different sets of virtual keys to be associated with the different fingers of the user'"'"'s hand and generating a control region comprising the sets of virtual keys. In some embodiments, the method may include displaying the control region in a position on the display screen in accordance with a position of one or more fingers of the user'"'"'s hand on the touchpad.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a control region on a display screen of a computerized system, the method comprising:
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obtaining, using the computerized system, first data from a touchpad, the first data being associated with a position of a portion of the hand of a user when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad, the first data not being associated with an image of a finger of the user from an image sensor; transmitting the first data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen; analyzing the first data in accordance with a model of a human hand and assigning the first data to at least one of a plurality of fingers of the model; identifying a first set of virtual keys to be associated with a first finger of the user; generating a control region comprising the first set of virtual keys; and displaying the control region in a first position on the display screen in accordance with a position of the first finger on the touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to:
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obtain first data from a touchpad, the first data being associated with a position of a portion of the hand of a user when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad, the first data not being associated with an image of a finger of the user from an image sensor; transmit the first data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen; analyze the first data in accordance with a model of a human hand and assigning the first data to at least one of a plurality of fingers of the model; compute a graphical representation of a first finger of the portion of the hand of the user on the touchpad in accordance with the model of the human hand; identify a first set of virtual keys to be associated with a first finger; generate a control region comprising the first set of virtual keys; and display the control region in a first position on the display screen in accordance with a position of the first finger on the touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for controlling a control region on a display screen of a computerized system configured to:
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obtain first data from a touchpad, the first data being associated with a position of a portion of the hand of a user when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad, the first data not being associated with an image of a finger of the user from an image sensor; transmit the first data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen; analyze the first data in accordance with a model of a human hand and assigning the first data to at least one of a plurality of fingers of the model; compute a graphical representation of a first finger of the portion of the hand of the user on the touchpad in accordance with the model of the human hand; identify a first set of virtual keys to be associated with a first finger; generate a control region comprising first set of virtual keys; and display the control region in a first position on the display screen in accordance with a position of the first finger on the touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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