Virtual control panel
US8225226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/32014
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that enables a user to interact with a virtual control panel using a user controlled pointing object. The system includes a portable identification element, a tracking unit adapted to capture data representing the position of the pointing object and the position of the identification element, a storage unit, storing at least one pre-defined graphical interface representing a control panel of a device, a graphics unit, generating a graphical representation of the control panel, a registering unit, registering the graphical representation of the control panel in a fixed relation to the portable identification element to produce a virtual control panel and a display unit, showing the user a view including the real world and the virtual control panel.
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