User interface with displaced representation of touch area
First Claim
1. A data processing system comprisinga display screen,a graphical user interface for displaying objects on the display screen, anda detector that is configured to detect a touch position of a pointing object on the display screen,the detector being arranged for measuring a distance between the pointing object and the display screen, andthe graphical interface being arranged for changing a property of the displayed objects in dependence on the measured distance between the pointing object and the display screen.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a data processing system comprising a display screen (102), a graphical user interface for displaying objects on the display screen, and detection means (102) for detecting a touch position of a pointing object (103) on the display screen. The detection means (102) is capable of measuring a distance between the pointing object and the display screen. A property of the displayed objects is dependent on the measured distance between the pointing object and the display screen.
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17 Claims
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1. A data processing system comprising
a display screen, a graphical user interface for displaying objects on the display screen, and a detector that is configured to detect a touch position of a pointing object on the display screen, the detector being arranged for measuring a distance between the pointing object and the display screen, and the graphical interface being arranged for changing a property of the displayed objects in dependence on the measured distance between the pointing object and the display screen.
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16. A method of enabling a user to interact with a data processing system, the method comprising:
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displaying objects on a display screen, detecting a touch position of a pointing object on the display screen, measuring a distance between the pointing object and the display screen, and changing a property of the displayed objects dependent on the measured distance between the pointing object and the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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