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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Sho Murakoshi, San Diego, CA (US);
Kazumoto Kondo, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Certain aspects of an apparatus and a method for operating a user interface of a device may comprise a plurality of sensors coupled to a surface. The plurality of sensors may detect a movement of an object within a pre-defined distance from the surface. The one or more sensors may generate one or more signals in response to the detected movement. One or more processors that are communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors may generate a control signal corresponding to the one or more generated signals to operate the user interface of the device.