Method for user input from alternative touchpads of a computerized system
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a virtual image of at least a portion of a hand of a user on a display screen of a computerized system, the method comprising:
- obtaining data from a touchpad, the data being associated with the location and movement of a finger and/or hand of the user and not associated with an image of the finger of the user from an image sensor, when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad;
communicating the data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen;
analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand with at least one of adjustable hand size or orientation parameters, and assigning the data to at least one of a plurality of fingers of the model;
computing a graphical representation of at least one finger of the user in accordance with the model; and
displaying the graphical representation on the display screen.
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Abstract
A method includes obtaining data from a touchpad, the data being associated with the location and movement of a user'"'"'s finger and/or hand and not associated with an image of the user'"'"'s finger from an image sensor, when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad. The method further includes communicating the data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen. The method further includes analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand, and assigning the data to at least one of a multitude of fingers of the model, computing a graphical representation of at least one finger of the user in accordance with the model, and displaying the graphical representation on the display screen.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a virtual image of at least a portion of a hand of a user on a display screen of a computerized system, the method comprising:
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obtaining data from a touchpad, the data being associated with the location and movement of a finger and/or hand of the user and not associated with an image of the finger of the user from an image sensor, when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad; communicating the data from the touchpad to the computerized device, the touchpad being located in a location that is different from the location of the display screen; analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand with at least one of adjustable hand size or orientation parameters, and assigning the data to at least one of a plurality of fingers of the model; computing a graphical representation of at least one finger of the user in accordance with the model; and
displaying the graphical representation on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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