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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Eric S. Deuel, Allendale, MI (US);
Peter W. Mokris, Holland, MI (US);
Jeffrey Golden, Holland, MI (US);
Douglas C. Campbell, Northville, MI (US);
Gerd Reime, Bühl, DE;
Franz-simon Haider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jüergen Larm, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas W. Sojda, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Eric S. Deuel, Allendale, MI (US);
Peter W. Mokris, Holland, MI (US);
Jeffrey Golden, Holland, MI (US);
Douglas C. Campbell, Northville, MI (US);
Gerd Reime, Bühl, DE;
Franz-Simon Haider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jüergen Larm, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas W. Sojda, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
ELMOS North America Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A touchless method for registering commands from a display (e.g. reconfigurable display) may include any of various components. The method may use a light sensor in front of or behind the display to detect light reflected by a user's finger approaching a control option displayed on the display. Light used to display images may be provided at a frequency and/or time that can be identified by a processor connected to the light sensor, or can possess some other unique property (e.g. color) which may be distinguished by the processor.