Patent ID: 8797274
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an accelerometer; a laser light generating module; wherein the laser light generating module provides a plane of laser light over a surface coupled to the accelerometer; at least one camera; at least one processor; and a memory; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to: ascertain an occurrence of an input event utilizing inputs from the accelerometer and a location of the input event utilizing inputs from the at least one camera; determine a tap sequence of the input event using the accelerometer; determine the input event has occurred at a predetermined sub-location within the surface using the at least one camera; and utilize both occurrence of the tap sequence of the input event detected by the accelerometer and the predetermined sub-location detected by the at least one camera to execute a function associated with the tap sequence of the input event at the predetermined sub-location; wherein the input event is detected as occurring at a location other than a location of a conventional keyboard and a touch pad.