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US 2010/0074464 A1Published application
Object detection and user settings
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsNadav M. Neufeld, Gionata Mettifogo, Charles J. Migos, Afshan A. Kleinhanzl
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Abstract
Object detection and user setting techniques are described. In an implementation, an object placed on a surface of the client is detected by the client. A determination is made as to which of a plurality of users correspond to the detected object. One or more user settings are located that correspond to the determined user.
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A method comprising:
- detecting, by a client, an object placed on a surface of the client (302);
- determining which of a plurality of users correspond to the detected object (304);
- and
- locating one or more user settings that correspond to the determined user (306).
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A method comprising:
- identifying, by a client, an object placed on a surface of the client that contains one or more user settings (402);
- configuring a user interface according to the one or more user settings (404);
- and
- outputting the user interface using at least a portion of the surface (406).
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A client (102) comprising:
- a housing having a form factor of a table;
- a surface disposed on a table top of the housing;
- and
- one or more modules disposed within the housing to:
- interact with a television over a local network connection;
- display content on the surface that relates to content that is currently displayed on the television;
- detect one or more inputs from a user via the surface;
- control the display of the content on the surface using at least one said input;
- and
- control the display of content on the television using another said input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.