Apparatus and method for operating a user interface of a device
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1. An apparatus for operating a user interface of a device, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, wherein said plurality of sensors are configured to be coupled to a surface, wherein said plurality of sensors are operable to;
detect a movement of an object within a pre-defined distance from said surface; and
generate one or more signals in response to said detected movement; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, wherein said one or more processors are operable to;
determine at least three locations of said object obtained as a result of said movement based on said one or more signals generated by said plurality of sensors;
determine a closed region formed by connecting said determined at least three locations of said object; and
generate a control signal corresponding to said one or more generated signals, based on a polarity of an area of said determined closed region, to operate said user interface of said device.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of an apparatus and a method for operating a user interface of a device may comprise a plurality of sensors coupled to a surface. The plurality of sensors may detect a movement of an object within a pre-defined distance from the surface. The one or more sensors may generate one or more signals in response to the detected movement. One or more processors that are communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors may generate a control signal corresponding to the one or more generated signals to operate the user interface of the device.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for operating a user interface of a device, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, wherein said plurality of sensors are configured to be coupled to a surface, wherein said plurality of sensors are operable to; detect a movement of an object within a pre-defined distance from said surface; and generate one or more signals in response to said detected movement; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, wherein said one or more processors are operable to; determine at least three locations of said object obtained as a result of said movement based on said one or more signals generated by said plurality of sensors; determine a closed region formed by connecting said determined at least three locations of said object; and generate a control signal corresponding to said one or more generated signals, based on a polarity of an area of said determined closed region, to operate said user interface of said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23)
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13. A method for operating a user interface of a device, said method comprising:
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detecting a movement of an object within a pre-defined distance from a surface; generating one or more signals in response to said detected movement; determining at least three locations of said object obtained as a result of said movement based on said generated one or more signals; determining a closed region formed by connecting said determined at least three locations of said object; and generating a control signal corresponding to said one or more generated signals, based on a polarity of an area of said determined closed region, to operate said user interface of said device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for interaction, said device comprising:
one or more processors and/or circuits in said device that is configured to be communicatively coupled to an apparatus, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to; receive a control signal from said apparatus, wherein said control signal is generated by said apparatus in response to detection of a movement of an object within a pre-defined distance from a surface, wherein said control signal is generated by said apparatus based on determination of a closed region formed by connecting at least three locations of said object obtained as a result of said movement and a polarity of an area of the closed region formed as a result of said movement; and operate a user interface of said device based on said received control signal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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