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Computer display pointer device for a display

US8325136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2009
Grant dateDec 4, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/169
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a computer display pointer device includes an image processor coupled to a display and a video camera. The display is configured to be worn by a user and display a computer image over a portion of the user's field-of-view. The video camera is operable to be worn by the user and boresighted to a field-of-view of the user. The image processor receives a video signal from the video camera that includes an image of a pointer element configured on a hand of the user, determines a position of the pointer element according to the received video image, and moves a cursor on the display according to the position of the pointer element.

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