Intel Corporation

Steven S Bateman

David L Graumann

Paul Winer

Anders Grunnet-Jepsen

John N Sweetser

Akihiro Takagi

Leonid Keselman

Chandrika Jayant

Jong-Kae Fwu

James M Okuley

Sangita R Sharma

Peter S Adamson

Stuart A Golden

Ron D Egger

Jonathan Thompson

Chris Rojas

Joseph P Moslander

In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media for human-computer interaction are described. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more light sources and a camera. Through capture of images by the camera, the computing device may detect positions of objects of a user, within a three-dimensional (3-D) interaction region within which to track positions of the objects of the user. The apparatus may utilize multiple light sources, which may be disposed at different distances to the display and may illuminate the objects in a direction other than the image capture direction. The apparatus may selectively illuminate individual light sources to facilitate detection of the objects in the direction toward the display. The camera may also capture images in synchronization with the selective illumination. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Object position determination

Apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method associated with human computer interaction. In embodiments, a computing device may include a plurality of sensors, including a plurality of light sources and a camera, to create a three dimensional (3-D) interaction region within which to track individual finger positions of a user of the computing device. The light sources and the camera may be complementarily disposed for the camera to capture the finger or hand positions. The computing device may further include a 3-D interaction module configured to analyze the individual finger positions within the 3-D interaction region, the individual finger movements captured by the camera, to detect a gesture based on a result of the analysis, and to execute a user control action corresponding to the gesture detected. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Gesture based human computer interaction

A keyboard assembly includes a transmitter electrode and one or more receiver electrodes that are used to generate an electric field above one or more keys of the assembly. The first electrode is located on a first level of a keyboard assembly and the second electrode is located on a second level of the keyboard assembly. The first level may correspond to a support plate of the assembly and the second level may correspond to a surface of a printed circuit board to which the second electrode is coupled. Alternatively, the first and second levels may correspond to different sides of a frame of the keyboard assembly. Disturbances in the electric field may be detected to perform a control operation of a host device that includes or is coupled to the keyboard assembly.

Electrode arrangement for a keyboard proximity and tracking sensor

A system and method provide for selecting a sensor in an array of capacitive sensors, determining a row intensity for the selected sensor, and determining a column intensity for the selected sensor. The system and method may also provide for compensating the selected sensor for multi-touch signal bias drift, wherein the compensating may include adjusting an intensity of the selected sensor based on the row and column intensity.

Compensating for multi-touch signal bias drift in touch panels

Briefly, a feature rich touch subsystem is disclosed. The feature rich touch subsystem includes one or more novel user input capabilities that enhance the user experience.

Multi-feature interactive touch user interface

According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes receiving data at a first wireless radio device that has been transmitted from the first wireless radio device, receiving time stamp information from a second first wireless radio device and estimating time of arrival (TOA) information based upon the data and the time stamp information.

Time of arrival estimation mechanism

A method, performed by a remote device, of upgrading a target device. The method includes, inter alias, receiving a configurable script file from a configuration server; where the script file contains device data identifying a type of the device, commands and graphics data; identifying the target device on a network using the device data; receiving identification data from the target device; generating a user interface containing information about the target device using both the identification data and the graphics data; and upgrading the target device using the commands in accordance with information displayed on the user interface. The remote device performs upgrading by executing the commands from the script file and downloading results of command execution to the target device. The results are used to upgrade the target device.

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Steven S Bateman