Correlated sensor system

• US 9,623,328 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2011
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tangiamo Touch Technology AB
• Original Assignee: Tangiamo AB
• Inventors: Nordahl, Mats, Eiterjord, Jimmy
• Primary Examiner(s): POLO, GUSTAVO D
• Application Number:
  US13/813,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20130285946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,065 Days
• Field of Search: 345175
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means

Abstract

A system for controlling a display screen using manually generated movement of a user. The system includes a first and a second sensor arrangement being different from each other and used for forming a combined and correlated set of sensor data. The correlated parameters are matched to a code book and thereafter used for controlling the display screen. A method and computer program are also disclosed for controlling a display screen.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a display screen using manually generated movement of a user, the system comprising:

a first set of sensors forming a first sensor arrangement;

a second set of sensors forming a second sensor arrangement, the second set of sensors being of a different type than the first set of sensors; and

a control unit being electrically connected to the first and the second sensor arrangement, wherein the first and the second sensor arrangements are arranged adjacently to the display screen for detecting the movement, and wherein the second set of sensors are arranged at the edge of the display screen and pointing from said edge towards the opposing edge of the display screen, and the control unit is configured to;

receive a first set of sensor data from the first sensor arrangement;

receive a second set of sensor data from the second sensor arrangement;

form a combined set of sensor data by combining the first and the second set of sensor data;

determine a best match for the combined set of sensor data from a plurality of predetermined movement patterns; and

control the display screen based on the best matching movement pattern.

2. System according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and the second sets of sensors are selected from a group comprising optical, IR, ultrasound, capacitive and resistive sensors.

3. System according to claim 1, further comprising the display screen.

4. System according to claim 1, wherein the system is configured for determining best matching hand movements for a plurality of users, and further comprises a third sensor arrangement for detecting each of the plurality of users.

5. System according to claim 4, wherein the control unit is further configured to receive a third set of sensor data from the third sensor arrangement and the combined set of sensor data is formed by combining the first, the second and the third set of sensor data.

6. System according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to generate a computer command corresponding to the best matching movement pattern.

7. System according to claim 1, wherein the sensors of at least one of the first or the second sensor arrangements are spatially distributed along the edges of the display screen.

8. System according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of predetermined movement patterns comprises comparison data relating to a plurality of different objects used for generating the movement patterns on the display screen.

9. Gaming arrangement for controlling a game, the arrangement comprising a graphical user interface relating to the game being shown on a display screen and a system according to claim 1 for controlling the graphical user interface.

10. Gaming arrangement according to claim 9, further comprising a multi-user gaming interface.

11. Gaming arrangement according to claim 10, wherein multi-user gaming interface further comprises means for individual identification of the plurality of users.

12. Mobile electronic device comprising a display screen and a system according to claim 1 for controlling the display screen.

13. A method for controlling a display screen using manually generated movement of a user, the method comprising:

receiving a first set of sensor data from a first sensor arrangement comprising a first set of sensors;

receiving a second set of sensor data from a second sensor arrangement comprising a second set of sensors, the second set of sensors being of a different type than the first set of sensors, wherein the first and the second sensor arrangements are arranged adjacently to the display screen for detecting the movement, and wherein the second set of sensors are arranged at the edge of the display screen and pointing from said edge towards the opposing edge of the display screen;

forming a combined set of sensor data by combining the first and the second set of sensor data;

determining a best match for the combined set of sensor data from a plurality of predetermined movement patterns; and

controlling the display screen based on the best matching movement pattern.