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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
American Patents Llc, Tyler, TX (US);
Inventor:
William R. Wells, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
American Patents LLC, Tyler, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G01S 13/34 (2006.01); G01S 13/56 (2006.01); G01S 15/02 (2006.01); G01S 15/87 (2006.01); G01S 15/88 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G01S 13/34 (2013.01); G01S 13/56 (2013.01); G01S 13/862 (2013.01); G01S 15/025 (2013.01); G01S 15/87 (2013.01); G01S 15/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01);
Abstract
For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input.