Identification of devices on touch-sensitive surface
First Claim
1. In an interactive display device comprising a touch-sensitive surface, a method of identifying a data storage device placed on the touch-sensitive surface, the method comprising:
- detecting a presence and location of an object including the data storage device on the surface of the display device;
detecting a plurality of data storage devices on a wireless communications channel, the plurality of data storage devices including the data storage device included with the object on the surface of the display device;
distinguishing the object comprising the data storage device placed on the display and detected via the wireless communications system from one or more data storage devices not placed in the display but detected via the wireless communications channel by sending a request to each data storage device detected over the wireless communications channel for the data storage device to emit or receive a locating signal over a second communications channel, and communicating with the object detected on the surface of the display over the second communications channel;
after distinguishing which data storage device detected on the wireless communications channel is included with the object detected on the surface of the display device, receiving data from the data storage device included with the object detected on the surface of the display via the wireless communications channel; and
displaying on the display device the data received from the data storage device.
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Abstract
The identification of a data storage device detected on a touch-sensitive display surface of a display device is described. In one embodiment, the presence and location of the data storage device is detected on the display surface and the data storage device is detected on a wireless communications channel. It is then confirmed that the data storage device detected on the wireless communications channel is the data storage device detected on the surface of the display device by communicating with the data storage device over a second communications channel.
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16 Claims
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1. In an interactive display device comprising a touch-sensitive surface, a method of identifying a data storage device placed on the touch-sensitive surface, the method comprising:
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detecting a presence and location of an object including the data storage device on the surface of the display device; detecting a plurality of data storage devices on a wireless communications channel, the plurality of data storage devices including the data storage device included with the object on the surface of the display device; distinguishing the object comprising the data storage device placed on the display and detected via the wireless communications system from one or more data storage devices not placed in the display but detected via the wireless communications channel by sending a request to each data storage device detected over the wireless communications channel for the data storage device to emit or receive a locating signal over a second communications channel, and communicating with the object detected on the surface of the display over the second communications channel; after distinguishing which data storage device detected on the wireless communications channel is included with the object detected on the surface of the display device, receiving data from the data storage device included with the object detected on the surface of the display via the wireless communications channel; and displaying on the display device the data received from the data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An interactive data transfer and display device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display system comprising a display, a touch-sensitive mechanism configured to detect objects on the display, and an optical source; a wireless communications system; a processor in electrical communication with the display system and the wireless communications system; and memory comprising machine-readable instructions executable by the processor; to detect locations of objects placed on display via the touch-sensitive mechanism, to detect one or more data storage devices within wireless communication range via the wireless communications system, to distinguish an object comprising a data storage device placed on the display and detected via the wireless communications system from one or more other data storage devices not placed on the display but detected via the wireless communications system by sending a request to each data storage device detected via the wireless communications system to send or receive a locating message over an optical communications channel and detecting the locating message sent from or received by the object comprising the data storage device placed on the display, to receive via the wireless communications system data from the data storage device of the object placed on the display, and to display on the display device the data received from the data storage device of the object placed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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