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Projected button display system

  • US 9,092,136 B1
  • Filed: 06/08/2011
  • Issued: 07/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A projected button display system for an aircraft, comprising:

  • a) a detector system, comprising;

    i. a coarse detector subsystem comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect an operator'"'"'s hand in an activation region; and

    ii. a fine detector subsystem configured to detect the a position of an operator'"'"'s finger on a display surface;

    b) a projector system operatively connected to said detector system wherein said coarse detector subsystem is configured to provide a projected keyboard on said display surface in response to a detection of said operator'"'"'s hand in said activation region, wherein said projected keyboard is not displayed before detecting the operator'"'"'s hand in said activation region, said projected keyboard, utilizing said fine detector subsystem, to be responsive to a touch of the operator'"'"'s finger on said display surface, wherein said display surface comprises a surface in an aircraft passenger cabin and said activation region is above the display surface; and

    ,c) a controller comprising a processor and associated memory, for operatively connecting said detector system and said projector system, said controller providing an output signal for a control/management system,wherein said display surface comprises a surface on an aircraft passenger cabin side ledge, said side ledge having a depth in a range from 3 to 7 inches,wherein said detector system is positioned in a usable distance between a skin of an aircraft and an exterior surface of a sidewall of the aircraft passenger cabin, said usable distance being in a range from 2 to 4 inches.

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