Responding to change of state of control on device disposed on an interactive display surface
First Claim
1. An input device adapted to be used in connection with an interactive display system that has an interactive display surface, the input device comprising:
- (a) a housing that is adapted to be placed in proximity to the interactive display surface;
(b) a power supply disposed within the housing;
(c) an electronic display coupled to the power supply, the electronic display being in one of an energized state or a non-energized state, and wherein when the electronic display is in the energized state, the electronic display displays a pattern that is then detectable by the interactive display system and is an input to the interactive display system;
(d) a user control disposed within the housing, the user control being movable from a first position to a second position, movement of the user control from the first position to the second position causing the electronic display to enter the energized state wherein, while the electronic display remains in the energized state and the input device is in sufficient proximity to the interactive display system to be detectable by the same, an input is provided to the interactive display system.
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Abstract
A user input device includes one or more user controls that enable a user to selectively imports bits of data by activating the control when the user input devices proximate to a display surface of an interactive display system. By depressing or otherwise activating a user control, the user causes an element within the user input device to move through a plane of change so that the state of a parameter sensed by the interactive display system changes and is detected. In the examples provided, the parameter relates to infrared light that is reflected or absorbed or produced by a component of the user input device and is thus detected by an infrared sensitive camera. The input can be a single bit, or comprise a plurality of bits corresponding to a specific pattern.
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8 Claims
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1. An input device adapted to be used in connection with an interactive display system that has an interactive display surface, the input device comprising:
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(a) a housing that is adapted to be placed in proximity to the interactive display surface; (b) a power supply disposed within the housing; (c) an electronic display coupled to the power supply, the electronic display being in one of an energized state or a non-energized state, and wherein when the electronic display is in the energized state, the electronic display displays a pattern that is then detectable by the interactive display system and is an input to the interactive display system; (d) a user control disposed within the housing, the user control being movable from a first position to a second position, movement of the user control from the first position to the second position causing the electronic display to enter the energized state wherein, while the electronic display remains in the energized state and the input device is in sufficient proximity to the interactive display system to be detectable by the same, an input is provided to the interactive display system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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