Fusing depth and pressure imaging to provide object identification for multi-touch surfaces
US10345984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04113
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for inputting information into a computer includes a 3d sensor that senses 3d information and produces a 3d output The apparatus includes a 2d sensor that senses 2d information and produces a 2d output The apparatus includes a processing unit which receives the 2d and 3d output and produces a combined output that is a function of the 2d and 3d output. A method for inputting information into a computer. The method includes the steps of producing a 3d output with a 3d sensor that senses 3d information. There is the step of producing a 2d output with a 2d sensor that senses 2d information. There is the step of receiving the 2d and 3d output at a processing unit. There is the step of producing a combined output with the processing unit that is a function of the 2d and 3d output.
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