Method and apparatus with proximity touch detection
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1. An apparatus detecting a proximity touch, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensing unit to detect a proximity touch of an object and generate a proximity detection signal based on the detected proximity touch;
a control unit to generate detection information including three-dimensional (3D) positional information about the object using the proximity detection signal, generate tracking information by tracking the detection information, retrieve a gesture corresponding to the tracking information from a storage unit to identify the gesture, and to control execution of an operation corresponding to the gesture; and
the storage unit to store the gesture information corresponding to the tracking information.
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Abstract
An apparatus detecting a proximity touch efficiently identifies a gesture which a user uses in the user'"'"'s daily life and performs an operation corresponding to the gesture. The apparatus detects a proximity touch of an object and generates a detection signal. The apparatus generates detection information including three-dimensional positional information about the object using the detection signal and generates tracking information by tracking the detection information. The apparatus identifies a gesture corresponding to the tracking information by retrieving the gesture from a storage unit and executes an operation corresponding to the gesture.
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1. An apparatus detecting a proximity touch, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing unit to detect a proximity touch of an object and generate a proximity detection signal based on the detected proximity touch; a control unit to generate detection information including three-dimensional (3D) positional information about the object using the proximity detection signal, generate tracking information by tracking the detection information, retrieve a gesture corresponding to the tracking information from a storage unit to identify the gesture, and to control execution of an operation corresponding to the gesture; and the storage unit to store the gesture information corresponding to the tracking information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of detecting a proximity touch, the method comprising:
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detecting a proximity touch of an object and generating a proximity detection signal based on the detected proximity touch; generating detection information including three-dimensional (3D) positional information about the object using the proximity detection signal; generating tracking information by tracking the detection information; identifying a gesture corresponding to the tracking information by comparing the tracking information to stored gesture information; and executing an operation corresponding to the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A sensing unit to detect a proximity touch, the sensing unit comprising:
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a plurality of selectively drivable sensors to be selectively driven to detect a proximity touch of an object and a contact touch of the object; and a controller to control one or more drivers to selectively drive the sensors with proximity drive signals configured for a proximity touch mode to detect the proximity touch and contact drive signals configured for a contact touch mode for detecting the contact touch, the controller controlling the proximity drive signals to drive different configurations of the sensors to detect the proximity touch in the proximity touch mode from configurations of the sensors driven by the contact drive signals to detect the contact touch in the contact touch mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A sensing method for detecting a proximity touch with a plurality of selectively drivable sensors to be selectively driven to detect the proximity touch of an object and a contact touch of the object, the method comprising:
selectively driving the sensors with proximity drive signals configured for a proximity touch mode to detect the proximity touch and contact drive signals configured for a contact touch mode for detecting the contact touch, the selective driving of the sensors including controlling the proximity drive signals to drive different configurations of the sensors to detect the proximity touch in the proximity touch mode than configurations of the sensors driven by the contact drive signals to detect the contact touch in the contact touch mode. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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