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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Gerald Morrison, Calgary, CA;
Manvinder Singh, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Gerald Morrison, Calgary, CA;
Manvinder Singh, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Smart Technologies, Inc., , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A passive touch system includes a passive touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different locations and have overlapping fields of view. A processor receives and processes images acquired by the at least two cameras to detect the existence of a pointer therein and to determine the location of the pointer relative to the touch surface. Actual pointer contact with the touch surface and pointer hover above the touch surface can be determined.