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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Shan Chy Chueh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

David Melcher, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

John Vincent, Livonia, MI (US);

Kangning Chen, Detroit, MI (US);

Jason Snow, Ferndale, MI (US);

Girish Yadav, Dearborn, MI (US);

Jiaqi Ma, Novi, MI (US);

Robert Collard, Hazel Park, MI (US);

Shuai Wang, Dearborn, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G09B 25/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G09B 25/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods interacting with tabletop models using a handheld device are provided herein. A display system includes a tabletop model, including a horizontal display that is configured to display a two-dimensional digital map and a three-dimensional physical model that is configured to overlay the two-dimensional digital map. The display system includes a mobile device including a touchscreen display. The display system transforms a movement on the touchscreen display to a movement of a cursor on the two-dimensional digital map.


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