Pointing device for large field of view displays
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorMichael Miller
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Abstract
An interactive system for improving cursor positioning on a display comprising a screen or series of screens having a field of view of greater than 30 degrees with respect to a user, wherein the system includes: a user controlled input device for positioning a cursor on the display; a means for determining the relative location and orientation of the user's head with respect to the display; and a cursor repositioning means for determining an implied region of interest on the display based on the relative location and orientation of the user's head and moving the cursor to a selected position within the implied region of interest.
Claims17
An interactive system for improving cursor positioning on a display comprising a screen or series of screens having a field of view of greater than 30 degrees with respect to a user, comprising:
- a) a user controlled input device for positioning a cursor on the display;
- b) means for determining the relative location and orientation of the user's head with respect to the display;
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- c) cursor repositioning means for determining an implied region of interest on the display based on the relative location and orientation of the user's head and moving the cursor to a selected position within the implied region of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.