Industry Patents

Patent: 8189008

Color Control Intuitive Touchpad

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Patent Number:	8189008
Title:	Color Control Intuitive Touchpad
Abstract:	A method and apparatus whereby a two-dimensional touchpad control for selecting color is implemented via a touch sensitive surface with a graphical attachment on its surface to select both an intensity and a color. The graphical attachment having two regions, one region being a rectangular shape to select the intensity via a Y-axis and the other being a two dimensional X/Y-axis control surface with color Hue on one axis and color Saturation on the other axis. Software running in a control device monitors touchpad regions for user inputs and converts the raw selected parameters on the touchpad into the Hue, Saturation and Intensity information, used in the preferred embodiment to control light fixture color and intensity.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Julio
Assignee:
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	G06K 9/40
US Classification:	345/581
Issue Date:	05-29-2012
Filing Date:	12-10-2008
Application :	12/332195
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	8189008 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	8189008 at Google Patents

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