Audible and visual effects as a result of adaptive tablet scanning
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsLenka M. Jelinek, Timothy L. Brooke, Frank T. Brown, Herman D. D'Hooge, Wendy A. March
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention involves a writing tablet comprising a housing having a writing surface and internal logic placed within the housing and situated below the writing surface. The internal logic includes imaging sensor, a light source and a controller. The imaging sensor is adapted to capture a location and orientation of each line segment forming a graphic image. The light source is adapted to produce a light beam adjusted for display on the writing surface. The controller is adapted to control performance of an event upon the light beam crossing a line segment of the graphic image.
Claims17
A writing tablet comprising:
- a housing forming an interior cavity, the housing including a writing surface;
- and
- logic placed within the interior cavity situated below the writing surface, the logic including
- an imaging sensor to capture a location and orientation of each line segment forming a graphic image,
- a light source to produce a light beam adjusted for display on the writing surface, and
- a controller to control performance of an event upon the light beam crossing a line segment of the graphic image.
A writing tablet comprising:
- a housing including a writing surface;
- and
- logic contained within the housing and situated below the writing surface, the logic including
- an imaging sensor to detect a graphic image on the writing surface,
- a light source to produce a light beam adjusted for display on the writing surface,
- a speaker,
- an internal memory, and
- a controller coupled to at least the internal memory, the light source, the imaging sensor and the speaker, the controller to control generation of audible sounds from the speaker in response to the light beam crossing a line segment of the graphic image.
A method comprising:
- detecting placement of a graphic image on a writing surface of a writing tablet;
- generating light beam to represent an area of the writing tablet being analyzed;
- and
- triggering at least one of an audible effect and a visual effect in response to the light beam intersecting a line segment of the graphic image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.