Input device and method of operation thereof
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1. A system capable to generate and input data representative of a desired position on a display of an electronic platform and comprising an input device and a positioning processor,a) the input device comprises:
- i) a camera configured to obtain a part of an image displayed at the display of the electronic platform, said part representative of a desired position on a display thus giving rise to a stylus image;
ii) a processor operatively coupled to the camera and configured to receive one or more said stylus images and accommodate the stylus images and/or derivatives thereof resulting from a processing by the processor;
iii) communication means operatively coupled to the processor and configured to receive from the processor and to transfer to the positioning processor at least one stylus image and/or derivatives thereof representative of desired position on the display;
b) the positioning processor is configured to obtain a full image of the display, to extract data representative of a desired position by comparing the full image and/or derivatives thereof with the received stylus image and/or derivatives thereof, and to provide said extracted data and/or derivatives thereof as one or more instructions to the electronic platform.
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Abstract
A generic input device built of Electro-optical camera, sensors, buttons and communication means, provides a measure for operating in absolute and/or relational mode, most software applications on many electronic platforms with display independent of the screen characters.
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1. A system capable to generate and input data representative of a desired position on a display of an electronic platform and comprising an input device and a positioning processor,
a) the input device comprises: -
i) a camera configured to obtain a part of an image displayed at the display of the electronic platform, said part representative of a desired position on a display thus giving rise to a stylus image; ii) a processor operatively coupled to the camera and configured to receive one or more said stylus images and accommodate the stylus images and/or derivatives thereof resulting from a processing by the processor; iii) communication means operatively coupled to the processor and configured to receive from the processor and to transfer to the positioning processor at least one stylus image and/or derivatives thereof representative of desired position on the display; b) the positioning processor is configured to obtain a full image of the display, to extract data representative of a desired position by comparing the full image and/or derivatives thereof with the received stylus image and/or derivatives thereof, and to provide said extracted data and/or derivatives thereof as one or more instructions to the electronic platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of inputting data representative of a desired position on a display of an electronic platform, the method comprising:
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a) obtaining by an input device a part of an image displayed at the display of the electronic platform, said part representative of a desired position on a display thus giving rise to a stylus image; b) obtaining a full image of the display; c) extracting data representative of a desired position by processing and comparing the full image of the display with the stylus image and/or derivatives thereof; and d) providing said extracted data and/or derivatives thereof as one or more instructions to the electronic platform. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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