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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Bhupesh Patel, Pomona, CA (US);
Chris A. Jameson, Fullerton, CA (US);
Timothy J. Bohr, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
David F. Little, Claremont, CA (US);
Bhupesh Patel, Pomona, CA (US);
Chris A. Jameson, Fullerton, CA (US);
Timothy J. Bohr, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
David F. Little, Claremont, CA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A projected button display system, including a detector system, a projector system, and a controller. The detector system includes: a coarse detector subsystem comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect an operator's hand in an activation region; and, a fine detector subsystem configured to detect the position of an operator's finger on a display surface. The projector system is operatively connected to the detector system configured to provide a projected keyboard on the display surface in response to the detection of the operator's hand in the activation region. The projected keyboard is responsive to the touch of the operator's finger on the display surface. The controller is operatively connected to the detector system and the projector system. The controller provides an output signal a control/management system.