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    United States Patent: Methods and systems for controlling a computer using a video image and for combining the video image with a computer desktop

    Patent Number: 7,982,751

    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventors: Paul David Stotts, Jr. (Pittsboro, NC), Jason McColmSmith (Raleigh, NC)
    Appl. No.: 10/562,240
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    U.S. Cl.: 345/633
    48 Claims

    Abstract
    The methods described herein for controlling a computer using a video image and for combining the video image with a computer desktop may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. In one exemplary implementation, the methods described herein may be implemented as computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium. Exemplary computer-readable media suitable for use with the implementations described herein include disk storage devices and chip memory devices.

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