Invention Application
- Patent Title: Enhanced Virtual Touchpad
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Application No.: US17520671Application Date: 2021-11-07
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Publication No.: US20220164032A1Publication Date: 2022-05-26
- Inventor: Eyal Bychkov , Oren Brezner , Micha Galor , Ofir Or , Jonathan Pokrass , Amir Eshel
- Applicant: APPLE INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/042 ; G06F3/0485 ; G06F3/0486 ; G06F3/04842 ; G06F3/0488

Abstract:
A method, including receiving, by a computer, a two-dimensional image (2D) containing at least a physical surface and segmenting the physical surface into one or more physical regions. A functionality is assigned to each of the one or more physical regions, each of the functionalities corresponding to a tactile input device, and a sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps is received, the sequence of 3D maps containing at least a hand of a user of the computer, the hand positioned on one of the physical regions. The 3D maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user, and based on the gesture, an input is simulated for the tactile input device corresponding to the one of the physical regions.
Public/Granted literature
- US3814778A Method for producing a composite foamed article Public/Granted day:1974-06-04
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