Patent ID: 7810050
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A user interface system comprising: an operation section for receiving an instruction inputted by a user; an image pickup device set so as to be able to image an operation performed with a hand of the user; a finger position detecting section for detecting, in an image captured by the image pickup device, a group of first coordinate values respectively indicating current positions of fingertips of the user, which are placed on an operation surface of the operation section; a finger identifying section for identifying, in the image captured by the image pickup device, a plurality of finger types to which the first coordinate values, detected by the finger position detecting section, respectively correspond; a component storing section for storing component data representing GUI (Graphical User Interface) components; an assignment section for uniquely assigning the component data stored in the component storing section to the first coordinate values corresponding to the plurality of finger types identified by the finger identifying section; an image generating section for generating a GUI image representing a user interface in which the GUI components represented by the component data stored in the component storing section are uniquely associated with the first coordinate values corresponding to the plurality of finger types identified by the finger identifying section, in accordance with an assignment performed by the assignment section; and a display controlling section for displaying the GUI image generated by the image generating section on a display screen.