Touch system and method for determining pointer contacts on a touch surface
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1. A method of determining pointer contact with a touch surface comprising the steps of:
- capturing an image using an imaging device having a field of view oriented obliquely with respect to said touch surface; and
processing the captured image to detect a pointer and a reflection of the pointer therein and determine if the detected pointer and reflection meet signifying pointer contact with said touch surface.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining pointer contacts on a touch surface includes a touch surface to be contacted by a pointer. At least one imaging device having a field of view looks generally along the touch surface. At least one processor communicates with the at least one imaging device and analyzes images acquired by the at least one imaging device to detect the relative positions of a pointer and a reflection of the pointer therein and thereby determine if a pointer contact with the touch surface has been made.
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1. A method of determining pointer contact with a touch surface comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image using an imaging device having a field of view oriented obliquely with respect to said touch surface; and
processing the captured image to detect a pointer and a reflection of the pointer therein and determine if the detected pointer and reflection meet signifying pointer contact with said touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A method of determining pointer contact with a touch surface comprising the steps of:
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capturing images looking across said touch surface using a plurality of imaging devices positioned at different locations relative to said touch surface that have overlapping fields of view; and
processing the captured images to detect a pointer and a reflection of the pointer therein and to determine the relative positions of said detected pointer and reflection and thereby determine pointer contact with said touch surface and pointer hover.
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20. A touch system comprising:
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a touch surface to be contacted by a pointer;
at least one imaging device having a field of view looking generally across said touch surface; and
at least one processor communicating with said at least one imaging device and analyzing images acquired by said at least one imaging device to detect the relative positions of a pointer and a reflection of the pointer therein and thereby determine if a pointer contact with the touch surface has been made. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A camera-based touch system comprising:
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at least one pair of cameras positioned at spaced locations and having overlapping fields of view encompassing a touch surface on which pointer contacts are made, said cameras looking obliquely across said touch surface and acquiring images; and
a processor receiving and processing image data generated by the cameras to determine the location of a pointer relative to the area when the pointer is captured in images acquired by the cameras and analyzing the image data to detect the relative positions of the pointer and its reflection thereby to determine pointer contact or pointer hover relative to said touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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