METHODS CIRCUITS DEVICE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER EXECUTABLE CODE FOR FACILITATING INTERFACING WITH A COMPUTING PLATFORM DISPLAY SCREEN
First Claim
1. A multimode touchless human machine interface (TLHMI) comprising:
- one or more touchless sensors to sense a position or a movement of a subject portion within a sensing zone of said one or more sensors;
a tracking engine to receive an output of said one or more sensors and to track a position or movement of a portion of a computing platform user within the sensing zone;
a user input generator to convert an output of said tracking engine into signals indicative of a user input and to provide said user input signals to a functionally associated computing platform, wherein said generator is adapted to generate;
(1) a first output signal in response to a given tracked motion type while the TLHMI is operating in a first mode, and (2) a second output signal in response to the same given tracked motion type while the TLHMI is operating in a second mode; and
a mode transition module to monitor an output of the one or more sensors or of the tracking engine and to identify one or more mode transitioning parameters within the tracked motion.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatus, systems and computer executable code for providing a multimode touchless human machine interface (TLHMI). The TLHMI may include one or more touchless sensors to sense a position or a movement of a subject portion within a sensing zone of the one or more sensors. Tracking logic may receive an output of the one or more sensors and may track a position or movement of a portion of a computing platform user within the sensing zone. A user input generator may convert an output of the tracking logic into signals indicative of a user input and may provide the user input signals to a functionally associated computing platform.
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18 Claims
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1. A multimode touchless human machine interface (TLHMI) comprising:
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one or more touchless sensors to sense a position or a movement of a subject portion within a sensing zone of said one or more sensors; a tracking engine to receive an output of said one or more sensors and to track a position or movement of a portion of a computing platform user within the sensing zone; a user input generator to convert an output of said tracking engine into signals indicative of a user input and to provide said user input signals to a functionally associated computing platform, wherein said generator is adapted to generate;
(1) a first output signal in response to a given tracked motion type while the TLHMI is operating in a first mode, and (2) a second output signal in response to the same given tracked motion type while the TLHMI is operating in a second mode; anda mode transition module to monitor an output of the one or more sensors or of the tracking engine and to identify one or more mode transitioning parameters within the tracked motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing device comprising:
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a screen; a multimode touchless human machine interface (TLHMI) having;
(1) one or more touchless sensors to sense a position or a movement of a subject portion within a sensing zone of said one or more sensors;
(2) tracking logic to receive an output of said one or more sensors and to track a position or movement of a computing platform user portion within the sensing zone;
(3) a user input generator to convert an output of said tracking logic into signals indicative of a user input, wherein said generator is adapted to generate;
(a) a first output signal in response to a given tracked motion type while the TLHMI is operating in a first mode, and (b) a second output signal in response to the same given tracked motion type while the TLHMI is operating in a second mode; and
(4) a mode transition module to monitor an output of the one or more sensors or of the tracking logic and to identify one or more mode transitioning parameters within the tracked motion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 17, 18)
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- 13. The device 10, wherein said mode transition module is further adapted to cause said TLHMI to transition into a mode associated with an identified mode transitioning parameter.
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