Proximity location system
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsArvin Baalu, Manu Malhotra
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Abstract
A proximity location system (PLS) can allow for a user to interact with a user interface without touching or speaking into the interface. The system may include or be in communication with the user interface, which may be a touchscreen, for example. The system may also include or be in communication with one or more sensors that can sense an object's size, shape, speed, and/or location with respect to the user interface. From these sensed object characteristics, the system can determine the sensed object's type, feature, and/or state; and from that determination, the system can direct the interface and/or a device in communication with the interface to take an action.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, information associated with an object sensed within a distance of a user interface;
- identifying, by the processor, the sensed object based on the received information;
- determining, by the processor, a feature of the identified object based on the received information;
- and
- executing, by the processor, an action based on the determination of the feature.
A system, comprising
- a communication interface operable to receive information associated with an object, the object being sensed by one or more sensors, the sensed object being within a distance of a user interface;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the communication interface;
- and
- memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to:
- identify the sensed object based on the received information;
- determine an object type of the identified object based on the received information;
- and
- perform an action based on the determination of the object type.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, information associated with an object sensed within a distance of a user interface;
- identifying, by the processor, the sensed object based on the received information;
- determining, by the processor, an object type associated with the identified object based on the received information;
- and
- executing, by the processor, an action based on the determination of the object type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.