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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Hrvoje Benko, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Wilson, Seattle, WA (US);
Ravin Balakrishnan, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus that includes a curved display surface that has an interior and an exterior. The curved display surface is configured to display images thereon. The apparatus also includes an emitter that emits light through the interior of the curved display surface. A detector component analyzes light reflected from the curved display surface to detect a position on the curved display surface where a first member is in physical contact with the exterior of the curved display surface.