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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Ian N Robinson, Pebble Beach, CA (US);
Kar-han Tan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel George Gelb, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ian N Robinson, Pebble Beach, CA (US);
Kar-Han Tan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel George Gelb, Redwood City, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method () executed on a processor for providing object information about an object in proximity to a display screen. The method includes the step of determining whether an at least first object is located within a proximal distance of the first surface of the display screen based on information provided by a depth camera (step). The method also includes the step of determining whether the at least first object has physically contacted a first surface of the display screen based on information provided by a physical contact sensing component (step). The information about (1) the proximal distance of the at least first object from the screen and (2) whether the at least first object has physically contacted the display surface of the screen to provide proximal event information and based on the information provided, it is determining whether the user interface should be modified (step).