Method for providing human input to a computer
First Claim
1. A method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to said computer, said method comprising:
- placing a first target on a first portion of said user'"'"'s body;
using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data relating to the location of said first target and sensing data related to the location of a second portion of said user'"'"'s body wherein said first and second portions of said user'"'"'s body are movable relative to each other;
providing an output from said electro-optical sensing means to an input of said computer;
using said computer, determining the location of said first target and the location of said second portion of said user'"'"'s body; and
varying an output from said computer to said display based upon said determined location of said first target and said location of said second portion of said user'"'"'s body, for contemporaneous viewing by said user.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to the computer. The method includes the steps of placing a first target on a first portion of the user'"'"'s body, using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data related to the location of the first target and data related to the location of a second portion of the user'"'"'s body, the first and second portions of the user'"'"'s body being movable relative to each other, providing an output of the electro-optical sensing means to the input of the computer, determining the location of the first target and the location of the second portion of the user'"'"'s body, and varying the output of the computer to the display based upon the determined locations for contemporaneous viewing by the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to said computer, said method comprising:
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placing a first target on a first portion of said user'"'"'s body; using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data relating to the location of said first target and sensing data related to the location of a second portion of said user'"'"'s body wherein said first and second portions of said user'"'"'s body are movable relative to each other; providing an output from said electro-optical sensing means to an input of said computer; using said computer, determining the location of said first target and the location of said second portion of said user'"'"'s body; and varying an output from said computer to said display based upon said determined location of said first target and said location of said second portion of said user'"'"'s body, for contemporaneous viewing by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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