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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Barath Raj Kandur Raja, Suwon-si, KR;
Wan Seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 1/1673 (2013.01); G06F 3/0426 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04N 9/3179 (2013.01);
Abstract
A virtual input device using a projector and a method for receiving a user input using the same are provided. The virtual input device includes a first sensor configured to detect at least one user hand, a processor configured to determine a virtual input layout based on the detected at least one user hand, a projector configured to optically project the determined virtual input layout on a user input plane, and a second sensor configured to detect a user input through the projected virtual input layout.