Size/scale orientation determination of a pointer in a camera-based touch system

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PATENT NO 8228304
APP PUB NO 20100060613A1
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12482841

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A touch system includes a touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different locations and having overlapping fields of view. A digital signal processor is associated with each camera. The digital signal processors process pixel data acquired by selected pixel subsets of the at least two digital cameras to generate pointer characteristic data when a pointer exists in the acquired images. The pointer characteristic data identifies edges of the pointer. A master digital signal processor triangulates the edge information in the pointer characteristic data to determine a bounding area that represents a pointer perimeter.

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SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC3636 RESEARCH ROAD N W CALGARY ALBERTA T2L 1Y1

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Akitt, Trevor Calgary, CA 9 385
Morrison, Gerald Calgary, CA 36 1908
Su, Scott Calgary, CA 4 174

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