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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Eyal Bychkov, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Oren Brezner, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Micha Galor, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ofir Or, Ramat Gan, IL;
Jonathan Pokrass, Bat Yam, IL;
Amir Eshel, Nes Ziona, IL;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, including receiving, by a computer, a two-dimensional image (2D) containing at least a physical surface and segmenting the physical surface into one or more physical regions. A functionality is assigned to each of the one or more physical regions, each of the functionalities corresponding to a tactile input device, and a sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps is received, the sequence of 3D maps containing at least a hand of a user of the computer, the hand positioned on one of the physical regions. The 3D maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user, and based on the gesture, an input is simulated for the tactile input device corresponding to the one of the physical regions.