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Holographic control arrangement

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  • US 6,377,238 B1
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 04/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control arrangement for allowing an operator to control an electronic or electro-mechanical device of the type conventionally controlled by a tangible control mechanism having at least one customarily touch-activated tangible input object, physical contact with which produces a response by said device;

  • said control arrangement allowing such control without the operator touching any solid object and comprising;

    an image generator for generating a holographic image of at least the one tangible input object of the tangible control mechanism for the device, with said generated holographic image for producing a response by said device corresponding to that produced conventionally by the one tangible input object of the tangible control mechanism;

    said image generator generating said holographic image of said one tangible input object such that it is larger than the one tangible input object of the tangible control mechanism;

    an actuation detector for determining selection by the operator of said holographic image of said one tangible input object; and

    a signal generator for receiving the determination of said actuation detector and providing an input signal to the device thereby to produce the response.

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