An integrated user interface system being disposed at a chair and methods for manufacturing and using same. The user interface system comprises one or more interface elements that are disposed at an armrest or other suitable chair location and that are obscured from view or otherwise de-emphasized w
An integrated user interface system being disposed at a chair and methods for manufacturing and using same. The user interface system comprises one or more interface elements that are disposed at an armrest or other suitable chair location and that are obscured from view or otherwise de-emphasized when a user is distal from the user interface system. At least one selected interface element becomes emphasized when a user hand becomes proximate to the user interface system. The selected interface element can become emphasized, for example, by becoming visible and/or by forming a raised projection. Upon becoming emphasized, the selected interface element is activated for use and can be manipulated to interact with available system resources. The chair advantageously can appear to be an ordinary chair when the user interface system is not in use and can present the user interface system when the user wishes to access the system resources.
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1. An integrated user interface system suitable for interacting with a system resource, comprising: a chair region of a user chair; anda plurality of interface elements being provided at said chair region, said interface elements being obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the syste
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An integrated user interface system suitable for interacting with a system resource, comprising: a chair region of a user chair; anda plurality of interface elements being provided at said chair region, said interface elements being obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the system resource when a user hand is distal from the user interface system, one or more selected interface elements becoming visible and activated for interacting with the system resource in response to the user hand moving proximate to the user interface system and becoming obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the system resource in response to the user hand moving to a distal location from the user interface system,wherein said selected interface elements become visible by physically moving from a retracted position to an extended position to form raised projections providing the user interface system with a tactile feel, andwherein said integrated user interface system is utilized in conjunction with a video interface system for presenting a menu system with control indicia associated with system functions available via the system resource, said selected interface elements being mapped to the control indicia to enable navigation of the menu system via said integrated user interface system. 2. The user interface system of claim 1, wherein said selected interface elements become visible by at least one of projecting from said chair region, becoming illuminated, presenting control indicia, and presenting a function icon that represents a preselected control function associated with said selected interface elements; andwherein said selected interface elements remain visible while the hand of the user is adjacent to the user interface system and become obscured when the hand of the user withdraws from the user interface system. 3. The user interface system of claim 1, wherein said selected interface elements provide a chair control interface for controlling a chair feature of the user chair, the chair control interface controlling at least one of a headrest position, a footrest position, an armrest position, a chair back recline angle, a lumbar support position, a chair elevation, a chair swivel angle, an in-chair massage system, an audio volume level, a light brightness level, in-chair and an in-chair temperature control system. 4. The user interface system of claim 1, wherein said interface elements are disposed in a matrix arrangement; andwherein said selected interface elements comprise a portion of said interface elements, said interface elements including a plurality of boundary interface elements that become visible to define a boundary that at least partially surrounds said selected interface elements when the user hand is proximate to the user interface system. 5. The user interface system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said interface elements form a composite interface element, said composite interface element comprising at least one of a touch pad system, a gaming interface system, a gamer D-pad system, a chair control system, a pointer control system, a rectangular grid system, and a telephone keypad system. 6. The user interface system of claim 5, wherein said interface elements are disposed in a matrix arrangement;wherein, if at least one of said interface elements forming said composite interface element becomes unavailable, a position of said composite interface element within said matrix arrangement is dynamically adjusted to avoid said unavailable interface element. 7. The user interface system of claim 1, further comprising a touch film interface system disposed at said chair region, a projection system projecting said selected interface elements onto respective areas of said touch film interface system as virtual interface elements, a selected area of said touch film interface system detecting an approach of the hand of the user and actuating an associated virtual interface element prior to actual contact with said chair region. 8. The user interface system of claim 1, wherein a projection system projects said selected interface elements onto respective areas of said touch film interface system as virtual interface elements, an camera system detecting the hand of the user approaching a selected area of said chair region and actuating an associated virtual interface element prior to actual contact with said chair region. 9. The user interface system of claim 1, wherein the chair region covering comprises a pliable chair region covering for enabling formation and manipulation of the projections. 10. A user chair, comprising: a seat; anda chair region being coupled with said seat; andan integrated user interface system being disposed at said chair region and being provided in accordance with claim 1. 11. The user chair of claim 10, wherein said chair region comprises left and right armrests, said seat being disposed between said left and right armrests; andwherein said user interface system comprises a first user interface system disposed at said left armrest and a second user interface system disposed at said right armrest, each of said first and second user interface systems being provided in accordance with claim 1. 12. The user chair of claim 11, wherein said first user interface system is provided in the same manner as said second user interface system. 13. A method for manufacturing an integrated user interface system, comprising: providing a user chair having a chair region; anddisposing a user interface system at said chair region of said user chair, said user interface system being provided in accordance with claim 1. 14. An integrated user interface system suitable for interacting with a system resource, comprising: a chair region of a user chair; anda plurality of interface elements being provided at said chair region, said interface elements being obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the system resource when a user hand is distal from the user interface system, one or more selected interface elements becoming visible and activated for interacting with the system resource in response to the user hand moving proximate to the user interface system and becoming obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the system resource in response the user hand moving to a distal location from the user interface system,wherein a plurality of said interface elements are coupled with an actuator assembly configured to selectively physically move each of the interface elements from a retracted position to an extended position; andwherein said integrated user interface system is utilized in conjunction with a video interface system for presenting a menu system with control indicia associated with system functions available via the system resource, said selected interface elements being mapped to the control indicia to enable navigation of the menu system via said integrated user interface system. 15. An integrated user interface system suitable for interacting with a system resource, comprising: a chair region of a user chair; anda plurality of interface elements being provided at said chair region, said interface elements being obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the system resource when a user hand is distal from the user interface system, one or more selected interface elements becoming visible and activated for interacting with the system resource in response to the user hand moving proximate to the user interface system and becoming obscured from view and inhibited from interacting with the system resource in response the user hand moving to a distal location from the user interface system,wherein said selected interface elements become visible by physically moving from a retracted position to an extended position to form raised projections providing the user interface system with a tactile feel;wherein a plurality of said interface elements are configured to form a plurality of different composite interface elements, said composite interface elements being defined by a respective different set of said interface elements being in one of a retracted and fully extended position; andwherein said integrated user interface system is utilized in conjunction with a video interface system for presenting a menu system with control indicia associated with system functions available via the system resource, said selected interface elements being mapped to the control indicia to enable navigation of the menu system via said integrated user interface system.
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