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US Patent 7312788: Gesture-based input device for a user interface…

US 7312788  ·  granted 2007-12-25

Patent Number 7312788
Title Gesture-based input device for a user interface of a computer
Filed 2004-03-09
Granted 2007-12-25
Inventor(s) Monika Fleischmann, Wolfgang Strauss, YinLin Li, Christoph Groenegress
Assignee Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung eV
CPC Classification G06F3/017, G06F3/01, G06F3/00
Number of Claims 1

Claims Summary

1. A gesture-based input device for a user interface of a computer comprising:
two pairs of electrodes scalable for any screen size, wherein the electrodes are arranged to capture a quasi-electrostatic field surrounding a user in order for the user interface to provide different options or tasks to be selected by the user,

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Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung eV