Arrangements for identifying users in a multi-touch surface environment
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1. A system comprising:
- a multi-touch interactive surface;
an identifier module coupled to the multi-touch interactive surface to identify an attribute of an entity that is proximate to the interactive surface via an electromagnetic signal from the entity, wherein the entity is a participant in a multi-participant activity supported by the multi-touch interactive surface;
memory coupled to the multi-touch interactive surface to store data on attributes of entities;
a compare module coupled to the identifier module to compare the identified attribute to the stored data on attributes and to determine a presence of the identified attribute in the memory; and
an assignment module to assign an identifier to the identified attribute when the identifier is absent from the memory, wherein the identifier is based on the identified attribute and a location of the entity relative to the multi-touch interactive surface, and the identifier is for authenticating the entity, and wherein the identifier module bases its action on a predetermined attribute hierarchy, and wherein the identified attribute identified by the identifier module is a cell phone desktop background of the participant, and wherein the assignment module performs the assignment based on the identified cell phone desktop background of the participant.
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Abstract
Arrangements to identify, in some form, multiple participants by an interactive surface system utilizing multi-touch technology are disclosed. The interactive surface system could identify, authorize, and allocate space on a surface for a participant based on identifying at least one attribute of the participant such as an object associated with the participant. The method can include searching for a first distinctive attribute of the participant, assigning an identifier to the attribute, and storing the identifier for future use. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
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1. A system comprising:
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a multi-touch interactive surface; an identifier module coupled to the multi-touch interactive surface to identify an attribute of an entity that is proximate to the interactive surface via an electromagnetic signal from the entity, wherein the entity is a participant in a multi-participant activity supported by the multi-touch interactive surface; memory coupled to the multi-touch interactive surface to store data on attributes of entities; a compare module coupled to the identifier module to compare the identified attribute to the stored data on attributes and to determine a presence of the identified attribute in the memory; and an assignment module to assign an identifier to the identified attribute when the identifier is absent from the memory, wherein the identifier is based on the identified attribute and a location of the entity relative to the multi-touch interactive surface, and the identifier is for authenticating the entity, and wherein the identifier module bases its action on a predetermined attribute hierarchy, and wherein the identified attribute identified by the identifier module is a cell phone desktop background of the participant, and wherein the assignment module performs the assignment based on the identified cell phone desktop background of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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