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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Mark D. Dennard, Decatur, GA (US);
Douglas J. Mcculloch, Marietta, GA (US);
Mark J. Schunzel, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Matthew B. Trevathan, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Mark D. Dennard, Decatur, GA (US);
Douglas J. McCulloch, Marietta, GA (US);
Mark J. Schunzel, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Matthew B. Trevathan, Kennesaw, GA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method of interacting with a display. The method comprises recognizing a disturbance in a display zone of a projected image and displaying a selected state in response to the recognized disturbance. The method further includes recognizing a gesture which interrupts a light source and is associated with an action to be taken on or associated with the displayed selected state. An action is executed in response to the recognized gesture. The system includes a server having a database containing data associated with at least one or more predefined gestures, and at least one of a hardware and software component for executing an action based on the at least one or more predefined gestures.