Indicating a transition from gesture based inputs to touch surfaces
A system and method for indicating a transition from a gesture based input to a touch surface is provide herein. The system includes a detection monitor coupled to a detection device to detect the transition; and an alert transmitter to alert an output device based on the detection. The gesture based input is a non-contact interface associated with an electronic system, and a touch surface is a contact interface associated with the electronic system.
1. A system for indicating a transition from a gesture based input to a touch surface, comprising:
a detection monitor coupled to a detection device to detect the transition;
an alert transmitter to alert an output device based on the detection; and
an alert function retriever to retrieve an alert-type, the alert-type being associated with the output device,
wherein the gesture based input is a non-contact interface associated with an electronic system, and a
a touch surface is a contact interface associated with the electronic system,
wherein the alert-type is defined as a visual indication, and
the visual indication is a projected light on an appendage associated with a touch based input.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the detection device is a video capturing device.
3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the video capturing device monitors a predetermined area surrounding the touch surface.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein in response to an appendage associated with the gesture base input being with a predetermined distance away from the touch surface, the transition is detected.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the projected light projects light in a direction substantially parallel to the touch surface.
6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the projected light remains on when an appendage is within a touch-zone, and turns off when the appendage leaves the touch-zone and enters into a gesture-zone.
7. A method for indicating a transition from a gesture based input to a touch surface, comprising:
detecting an appendage associated with the gesture based input transitioning from a non-contact position to a contact position, the non-contact position being associated with the gesture based input and the contact position being associated with the touch surface;
transmitting an alert function based on the detection; and
retrieving an alert function retriever to retrieve an alert-type, the alert-type being associated with the transmitted alert function,
wherein the alert-type is defined as a visual indication, and
the visual indication is a projected light on an appendage associated with the gesture based input,
at least one of the detecting and the transmitting are performed on a processor.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the detection is performed via a video capturing device.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the video capturing device monitors a predetermined area surrounding the touch surface.
10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein in response to the being with a predetermined distance away from the touch surface, the transition is detected.
11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the projected light projects light in a direction substantially parallel to the touch surface.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the projected light remains on when an appendage is within a touch-zone, and turns off when the appendage leaves the touch-zone and enters into a gesture-zone.