Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080104547
Gesture-based communications
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#279Information processing method and apparatus for displaying and zooming an object image and a line drawing
Applies to Claims 1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,3,30,31,32,4,5,6,7,8,9
Submitted by: Mark NowotarskiLast updated: over 3 years ago
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Summary / Description
Summary / DescriptionAn information processing apparatus can display an object image and a line drawing overlapping each other. An area of the object image can be zoomed (enlarged or reduced) while the line drawing is left the same size, or optionally the line drawing can be zoomed in proportion to the object image zooming, so that the information displayed by the relative positional relationship between the object image and the line drawing is maintained.
 
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Type of Prior ArtIssued Patents - US
 
CountryUnited States of America
 
Patent/Application #6,188,432
 
Kind CodeUnited States (US) - United STATES Patent - A
 
Patentee NameEjima; Satoshi
 
Relevant Pages, Columns, or LinesFig. 9A, 9B, col 10 lines 10 -
 
URLhttp://www.google.com/patents?i...
 
Filing DateJune 23, 1997
 
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Then, a prescribed region centered on Mr. Yamada is designated using the touch tablet 6A and the pen 46, and commands are sent so that zooming of this region (enlarging, in this case) is accomplished.
 
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A gesture-based communication system, comprising:an interface for receiving at least one or more non-functional attributes of a gesture; andan application for interpreting said non-functional attributes as indicating a relative degree of functionality of said gesture.
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Then, a prescribed region centered on Mr. Yamada is designated using the touch tablet 6A and the pen 46, and commands are sent so that zooming of this region (enlarging, in this case) is accomplished.
Then, a prescribed region centered on Mr. Yamada is designated using the touch tablet 6A and the pen 46, and commands are sent so that zooming of this region (enlarging, in this case) is accomplished.
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The system of Claim 1, wherein at least one of said attributes is size.
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The system of Claim 1, wherein at least one of said attributes is position.
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The system of Claim 1, wherein at least one of said attributes is size and another is position.
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The system of Claim 1, wherein said application responds to said non-functional attributes in proportion to said relative degree of functionality.
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The pen in used to outline the area to be zoomed in on.
The pen in used to outline the area to be zoomed in on.
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A gesture-based communication method, comprising:interpreting at least one or more non-functional attributes of a gesture as indicating a relative degree of functionality of said gesture.
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The method of Claim 6, wherein at least one of said attributes is size.
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The method of Claim 6, wherein at least one of said attributes is position.
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The method of Claim 6, wherein at least one of said attributes is size and another is position.
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The method of Claim 6, further comprising:responding to said non-functional attributes in proportion to said relative degree of functionality.
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A method for facilitating workflow, comprising:establishing a communication link between an interface and an application; andutilizing gesture input to trigger functionality at said application via said communication link, wherein said gesture input includes a gesture component and at least one of a size component and position component modifying said gesture component.
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The method of Claim 11, further comprising:receiving a response from said application.
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The method of Claim 11, further comprising:authenticating said communication link.
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Authenticating users to a given system is notoriously well known.
Authenticating users to a given system is notoriously well known.
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The method of Claim 11, further comprising:using said gesture input to perform at least one of data acquisition, data retrieval, order entry, dictation, data analysis, image review, image annotation, display modification, and image modification.
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the image is zoomed.
the image is zoomed.
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The method of Claim 11, further comprising:displaying a response from said application.
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The method of Claim 11, wherein said gesture input corresponds to a sequence of application commands for execution by said application.
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The method of Claim 11, wherein said interface or application includes a default translation between said gesture input and said functionality.
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The method of Claim 11, further comprising:customizing a translation between said gesture input and said functionality for at least one of a user and a group of users.
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user may turn zoom function on and off
user may turn zoom function on and off
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A computer-readable medium having a set of instructions for execution on a computer, said set of instructions comprising:an input routine configured to receive gesture-based input at an interface, said input routine capturing a gesture and a characteristic associated with said gesture-based input; anda translation routine configured to translate between said gesture-based input and an application function, said translation routine modifying said application function corresponding to said characteristic of said gesture-based input.
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A removable memory card (recording medium) 24 is between the circuit board 23 and the LCD 6 and batteries
A removable memory card (recording medium) 24 is between the circuit board 23 and the LCD 6 and batteries
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The computer-readable medium of Claim 19, wherein said translation routine includes a default translation.
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The computer-readable medium of Claim 19, wherein said translation routine allows customization of said translation between said gesture-based input and said application function.
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The computer-readable medium of Claim 19, wherein said translation routine allows configuring at least one of an additional gesture-based input and application function.
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The computer-readable medium of Claim 19, wherein said gesture-based input corresponds to a sequence of application functions.
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The computer-readable medium of Claim 19, wherein said gesture-based input facilitates a workflow using said application function.
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The computer-readable medium of Claim 19, wherein said characteristic includes at least one of a position and a size of said gesture.
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A method for associating a gesture with an application function, comprising:mapping a gesture to an application function; andmodifying said mapping based on a characteristic associated with said gesture.
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The method of Claim 26, wherein said characteristic includes at least one of a position and a size of said gesture.
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The method of Claim 26, further comprising:storing said modified mapping.
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The method of Claim 28, wherein said storing comprises storing said modified mapping for at least one of a user and a group of users.
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The method of Claim 26, wherein said modified mapping is created dynamically during use.
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The method of Claim 26, wherein said modified mapping corresponds to a sequence of application functions.
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The method of Claim 26, wherein said application function comprises a healthcare application function.
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cameras may be used to take pictures of patients for subsequent health care treatment.
cameras may be used to take pictures of patients for subsequent health care treatment.
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