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Patent US7911444 - Input method for surface of interactive display - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn interactive display system configured for detecting an object or user input provided with an object. The system includes a display surface on which graphic images are displayed, one or more scanning light sources configured for scanning the interactive display surface, and a light detector configured...http://www.google.com/patents/US7911444?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7911444 - Input method for surface of interactive displayAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7911444 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/218,171Publication dateMar 22, 2011Filing dateAug 31, 2005Priority dateAug 31, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2620149A1, CA2620149C, CN101253464A, CN101253464B, EP1920310A1, EP1920310A4, US8519952, US20070046625, US20110181551, WO2007027471A1Publication number11218171, 218171, US 7911444 B2, US 7911444B2, US-B2-7911444, US7911444 B2, US7911444B2InventorsDawson YeeOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (142), Referenced by (28), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInput method for surface of interactive display
the scanning light sources are raster scanning emitter light sources with a collimated beam diameter, and approximately 152×114 pixels in size, with a rate of about 60 times per second. Description
An important and powerful feature of interactive display table 60 or 60′ (i.e., of either of the embodiments of the interactive display table discussed above) is its ability to display graphic images or a virtual environment for games or other software applications and to enable a user interaction with the graphic image or virtual environment visible on interactive display surface 64, by identifying objects (or characteristics thereof) that are resting atop the display surface, such as an object 76 a, or that are hovering just above it, such as an object 76 b. Again referring to FIG. 2, interactive display table 60 can include a video projector 70 that is used to display graphic images, a virtual environment, or text information on interactive display surface 64. The video projector can be a liquid crystal display (LCD) or digital light processor (DLP) type, or a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display type, with a resolution of at least 640×480 pixels, for example. An IR cut filter 86 b can be mounted in front of the projector lens of video projector 70 to prevent IR light emitted by the video projector from entering the interior of the interactive display table housing where the IR light might interfere with the IR light reflected from object(s) on or above interactive display surface 64. Video projector 70 projects light along dotted path 82 a toward a first mirror assembly 72 a. First mirror assembly 72 a reflects projected light from dotted path 82 a received from video projector 70 along dotted path 82 bthrough a transparent opening 90 a in frame 62, so that the reflected projected light is incident on a second mirror assembly 72 b. Second mirror assembly 72 b reflects light from dotted path 82 b along dotted path 82 c onto translucent layer 64 a, which is at the focal point of the projector lens, so that the projected image is visible and in focus on interactive display surface 64 for viewing.
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