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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vinay Sharma, Dallas, TX (US);
Frank Sharp, Mesquite, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for enabling physical controls in a digital system is provided that includes receiving an image of an illuminated surface in the digital system, wherein the image is captured by a camera in the digital system, determining a state of a physical control mounted on the illuminated surface by analyzing the image; and outputting an indication of the state of the physical control.