Method for providing human input to a computer
DCFirst Claim
1. A touch interface comprising:
- a touch surface including a first portion and a touch sensor adapted to detect the position of a touch input on the touch surface; and
a transducer responsive to the touch sensor and adapted to vibrate the touch surface with a first tactile force feedback signal to indicate to a user a touch input is close to or at the first portion of the touch surface.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to the computer. The method includes the steps of placing a first target on a first portion of the user'"'"'s body, using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data related to the location of the first target and data related to the location of a second portion of the user'"'"'s body, the first and second portions of the user'"'"'s body being movable relative to each other, providing an output of the electro-optical sensing means to the input of the computer, determining the location of the first target and the location of the second portion of the user'"'"'s body, and varying the output of the computer to the display based upon the determined locations for contemporaneous viewing by the user.
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36 Claims
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1. A touch interface comprising:
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a touch surface including a first portion and a touch sensor adapted to detect the position of a touch input on the touch surface; and a transducer responsive to the touch sensor and adapted to vibrate the touch surface with a first tactile force feedback signal to indicate to a user a touch input is close to or at the first portion of the touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing a touch surface including a first portion; determining a touch input is proximate the first portion of the touch surface; and vibrating the touch surface with a tactile force feedback signal in response to the determining step to indicate to the user that the touch input is proximate the first portion of the touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer implemented method for providing tactile feedback in response to input received from a user, the method comprising:
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providing a touch surface including a first portion; determining a touch input of the user is proximate the first portion of the touch surface; and providing a tactile force feedback signal to the user in response to the determining step to indicate to the user that the touch input is proximate the first portion of the touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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