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Patent US7834846 - Interactive video display system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA device allows easy and unencumbered interaction between a person and a computer display system using the person's (or another object's) movement and position as input to the computer. In some configurations, the display can be projected around the user so that that the person's actions are displayed...http://www.google.com/patents/US7834846?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7834846 - Interactive video display systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7834846 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/507,976Publication dateNov 16, 2010Priority dateJun 5, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2449300A1, CA2449300C, CN1582567A, CN1582567B, CN102033608A, CN102033608B, DE60213975D1, DE60213975T2, EP1393549A2, EP1393549B1, US7259747, US20020186221, WO2002100094A2, WO2002100094A3Publication number11507976, 507976, US 7834846 B1, US 7834846B1, US-B1-7834846, US7834846 B1, US7834846B1InventorsMatthew BellOriginal AssigneeMatthew BellExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (159), Non-Patent Citations (181), Referenced by (316), Classifications (24), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInteractive video display system
This application is a Divisional Application of commonly-owned patent application Ser. No. 10/160,217, filed on May 28, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,259,747, entitled “INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM”, by Bell, which is incorporated herein by reference, which in turn claims priority from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/296,189 filed Jun. 5, 2001 entitled INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM THAT USES VIDEO INPUT which is hereby incorporated by reference, as if set forth in full in this document, for all purposes.
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