| 摘要 |
Methods and apparatus for implementing intelligent work surfaces are provided. Work surfaces, such as desktops and floors, are covered with a tactilesensing array to provide tactile data to a processor. Regions on the sensing arrays may be defined to include predetermined sensing elements of the sensing array and may be specified to function as input devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The arrays can collect data at predetermined intervals for analysis, such as for identifying an individual or an object. For example, the force-imageof an individual's handprint or footprint could be taken, analyzed, and comparedagainst data representing the force-images of known individuals. |
