METHOD USING A PREDICTED FINGER LOCATION ABOVE A TOUCHPAD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM

摘要

A method for controlling an input from a user to a computerized system including a touchpad is presented. The method includes obtaining data from the touchpad. The data is associated with the location and movement of fingers and/or a hand of the user and not associated with an image of a first finger from an image sensor. The method further includes communicating the data from the touchpad to the computerized system and analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand. The method further includes predicting the location of the first finger in accordance with the analyzed data and the location of at least a second finger and/or the hand. The second finger and/or the hand is touching the touchpad. The method further includes determining, using the model, that the first finger is positioned above but not touching a control region of the touchpad.

主权项

1. A method for controlling an input from a user to a computerized system including a touchpad, the method comprising:
obtaining data from the touchpad, the data being associated with the location and movement of a plurality of fingers and/or a hand of the user and not associated with an image of a first finger of the plurality of fingers from an image sensor, when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad; communicating the data from the touchpad to the computerized system; analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand; predicting the location of the first finger in accordance with the analyzed data and the location of at least a second finger of the plurality of fingers different than the first finger and/or the hand, wherein the second finger and/or the hand is touching the touchpad; and determining, using the model, that the first finger is positioned above but not touching a first control region of the touchpad.