System for and method of interfacing with a three dimensional display
First Claim
1. An interface for a system having an X, Y, and Z axis and including a three dimensional display and a three dimensional touch screen, the three dimensional displaying two dimensional images in an XY plane at Z equal to zero, the interface comprising:
- processing electronics configured for receiving information from the three dimensional touch screen and determining at least one of a grab and hold operation for an object displayed in three dimensional space, a pick and placement operation for the object in three dimensional space, and a mouse over operation wherein the object in a native two dimensional state gains three dimensional attributes when a finger is near the object and returns to the native two dimensional state when the finger moves away from the object, wherein the three dimensional display provides a two dimensional image of weather information, the weather information including critical weather and ground clutter, wherein the object is the critical weather and is displayed above the XY plane at Z equals zero in three dimensions and is separated from the ground clutter in response to the mouse over operation, the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation, wherein the mouse over operation, the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation is initiated by touching the XY plane at Z equals zero.
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Abstract
An interface for a system includes a three dimensional display and a three dimensional touch screen. The interface includes processing electronics configured to receive information from a three dimensional touch screen and determine at least one of a grab and hold operation for an object displayed in three dimensional space, a zoom operation associated with a finger movement along a Z axis perpendicular to an XY plane of the three dimensional touch screen, a pick and placement operation for an object in three dimensional space, a switching operation associated with a two dimensional object getting three dimensional attributes when moved along the Z axis in a direction away from the XY plane of the screen, and a menu expansion operation associated with a finger movement along the Z axis.
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20 Claims
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1. An interface for a system having an X, Y, and Z axis and including a three dimensional display and a three dimensional touch screen, the three dimensional displaying two dimensional images in an XY plane at Z equal to zero, the interface comprising:
processing electronics configured for receiving information from the three dimensional touch screen and determining at least one of a grab and hold operation for an object displayed in three dimensional space, a pick and placement operation for the object in three dimensional space, and a mouse over operation wherein the object in a native two dimensional state gains three dimensional attributes when a finger is near the object and returns to the native two dimensional state when the finger moves away from the object, wherein the three dimensional display provides a two dimensional image of weather information, the weather information including critical weather and ground clutter, wherein the object is the critical weather and is displayed above the XY plane at Z equals zero in three dimensions and is separated from the ground clutter in response to the mouse over operation, the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation, wherein the mouse over operation, the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation is initiated by touching the XY plane at Z equals zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of using a three dimensional display and three dimensional touch screen, the method comprising:
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receiving detection signals from the three dimensional touch screen; determining a movement of a finger from the detection signals; and moving an object displayed on the three dimensional display in response to the movement, the object being moved according to at least one of a grab and hold operation for the object displayed in three dimensional space, and a pick and placement operation for the object in three dimensional space, wherein the three dimensional display includes an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis and provides a two dimensional image of weather information, the weather information including critical weather and ground clutter, wherein the object is the critical weather and is displayed above an XY plane at Z equals zero in three dimensions and is separated from the ground clutter in response to the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation, wherein the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation is initiated by touching the XY plane at Z equals zero. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display for providing images of two dimensional and three dimensional objects, the display having an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis; means for sensing a position and movement in three dimensions; and means for responding to the position and movement to change an object displayed in two dimensions to an object displayed in three dimensions, wherein the means for responding responds to at least one of a grab and hold operation for the object displayed in three dimensional space, a pick and placement operation for the object in three dimensional space, and a mouse over operation, wherein the object in a native two dimensional state gains three dimensional attributes when a finger is near the object and returns to the native two dimensional state when the finger moves away from the object, wherein the display provides a two dimensional image of a weather information including critical weather and ground clutter, wherein the object is the critical weather and is displayed above the XY plane at Z equals zero in three dimensions and is separated from the ground clutter in response to the mouse over operation, the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation, wherein the mouse over operation, the grab and hold operation or the pick and place operation is initiated by touching the XY plane at Z equals zero. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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