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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Lejing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Martin Meloun, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ji Hyoun Lim, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Touch detection includes obtaining image data for a finger and a target surface, and determining a touch region in the image data on which the fingertip makes contact with the target surface. A pointing direction of the finger in the image data is determined, and a target region is estimated on the target surface based on the touch region and the pointing direction, wherein the touch region comprises a portion of the target surface that extends from the touch region in a direction of the pointing direction.
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