Finger gesture user interface
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1. A finger gesture user interface for an electronic device comprising:
- a first housing section in which a display is mounted;
a second housing section comprising;
a front opening in a front outer surface of the second housing section;
a rear opening in a rear outer surface of the second housing section;
inner sidewalls extending from said front opening to said rear opening to form a cavity piercing the second housing section; and
a detector mounted in said inner sidewalls, operable to detect a finger inserted in the cavity;
a hinge joining said first and second housing sections that enables alternately (a) folding the second section on top of the display such that a finger touching the display is inserted into the cavity through said front opening, and (b) folding the second section under the first housing section such that a finger touching an exposed rear surface of the first housing section is inserted into the cavity through said rear opening; and
a processor connected to said detector for interpreting the finger touching the display as a first user interface input command, and for interpreting the finger touching the exposed rear surface of the first housing section as a second user interface input command.
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Abstract
A light-based finger gesture user interface for an electronic device including a housing for an electronic device, a display mounted in the housing, a cavity, separated from the display, penetrating two opposite sides of the housing, a detector mounted in the housing operative to detect an object inserted in the cavity, and a processor connected to the detector and to the display for causing the display to render a visual representation in response to output from the detector.
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1. A finger gesture user interface for an electronic device comprising:
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a first housing section in which a display is mounted; a second housing section comprising; a front opening in a front outer surface of the second housing section; a rear opening in a rear outer surface of the second housing section; inner sidewalls extending from said front opening to said rear opening to form a cavity piercing the second housing section; and a detector mounted in said inner sidewalls, operable to detect a finger inserted in the cavity; a hinge joining said first and second housing sections that enables alternately (a) folding the second section on top of the display such that a finger touching the display is inserted into the cavity through said front opening, and (b) folding the second section under the first housing section such that a finger touching an exposed rear surface of the first housing section is inserted into the cavity through said rear opening; and a processor connected to said detector for interpreting the finger touching the display as a first user interface input command, and for interpreting the finger touching the exposed rear surface of the first housing section as a second user interface input command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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