Interactive input system and tool tray therefor
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1. A tool tray for an interactive input system comprising:
- a housing configured to be mounted adjacent a bottom edge of an upright touch-enabled interactive surface and having an upper surface defining at least one receptacle sized to receive a tool for interacting with the interactive surface;
a sensor configured to detect the presence of the tool within the receptacle; and
at least one display panel mounted on said housing and being responsive to the sensor, the display panel comprising a touch-enabled display surface configured to present a pointer attribute selection screen upon removal of the tool from the receptacle.
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Abstract
A tool tray for an interactive input system comprises a housing having an upper surface defining at least one receptacle sized to receive a tool for interacting with an interactive surface, a sensor configured to detect the presence of the tool within the receptacle and at least one display in communication with the sensor. The display is configured to present a pointer attribute selection screen upon removal of the tool from the receptacle.
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1. A tool tray for an interactive input system comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted adjacent a bottom edge of an upright touch-enabled interactive surface and having an upper surface defining at least one receptacle sized to receive a tool for interacting with the interactive surface; a sensor configured to detect the presence of the tool within the receptacle; and at least one display panel mounted on said housing and being responsive to the sensor, the display panel comprising a touch-enabled display surface configured to present a pointer attribute selection screen upon removal of the tool from the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An interactive input system comprising:
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an interactive surface defining a primary display surface of said interactive input system on which an image is presented; and a tool tray adjacent the interactive surface comprising; a housing configured to accommodate at least one tool for interacting with the interactive surface; a sensor configured to detect the presence of the tool when accommodated by the housing; and at least one display on the housing, the display having a touch-enabled surface configured to present a control screen for said interactive input system, said control screen comprising at least one selectable attribute and being presented on said touch-enabled surface upon removal of the tool from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An interactive input system comprising:
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a touch-enabled interactive surface on which an image is presented, said interactive surface being a primary display surface of said interactive input system; and at least one display panel adjacent said interactive surface, said at least one display panel comprising a touch-enabled surface on which a control screen for said interactive input system is presented, said interactive surface and the touch-enabled surface of said display panel being individually responsive to input touch events;
wherein the image presented on said interactive surface is a computer desktop and wherein the control screen presented on the touch-enabled surface of said display panel comprises at least one selectable attribute;
said interactive input system further comprising a tool tray mounted on said interactive surface, said tool tray supporting said display panel and accommodating tools for interacting with the interactive surface;
wherein default selectable attributes are presented on said control screen upon removal of a tool from said tool tray. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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