# US 10,120,444 B2 · Wearable device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,120,444 B2 - Document ID: US10120444B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/280,776 - Filed: 2016-09-29 - Published: 2017-03-30 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-30 - Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation - Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation - Inventors: Hikaru Nekozuka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10120444B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/014: {Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves} - G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)} - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/005: {Input arrangements through a video camera} - G06F 3/015: {Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection} - G06F 2203/011: Emotion or mood input determined on the basis of sensed human body parameters such as pulse, heart rate or beat, temperature of skin, facial expressions, iris, voice pitch, brain activity patterns - G06F 2203/0331: Finger worn pointing device - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A wearable device includes a detection module configured to be worn by an upper limb of a user and detect a body motion in the upper limb, and a controller configured to detect the body motion in the upper limb on a basis of a detection result from the detection module and generate a control signal in accordance with the body motion. If the controller detects, as the body motion, at least two of a finger motion, a hand motion, and an arm motion in the upper limb within a first predetermined period of time, the controller recognizes the two body motions as a series of body motions and generates, as the control signal, a first control signal in accordance with the series of body motions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable device, comprising: a detection module configured to be worn by an upper limb of a user and detect a body motion in the upper limb; and a controller configured to detect the body motion in the upper limb on a basis of a detection result from the detection module and generate a control signal in accordance with the body motion, wherein when the controller detects, as the body motion, at least two of a finger motion, a hand motion, and an arm motion in the upper limb within a first predetermined period of time, the controller recognizes the two body motions as a series of body motions, generates, as the control signal, a first control signal in accordance with the series of body motions, and manipulates a first display object from a plurality of display objects displayed in a display area, when the controller detects only one of the at least two body motions within the first predetermined period of time, the controller generates a second control signal in accordance with the one of the at least two body motions, and manipulates a second display object from the plurality of display objects, the first display object is displayed, in an object selectable area, farther away from the user than the second display object in a depth direction of the display area, and the two body motions for manipulating the first display object, which is farther away from the user than the second display object in the depth direction, include a backward motion of pulling the upper limb of the user backwards toward the user's body, wherein the backward motion is a first motion in the two body motions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, comprising a communication module configured to transmit the control signal to an external display device, wherein the controller is configured to generate, as the control signal, a display control signal for controlling display contents of the external display device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wearable device according to claim 2, wherein when the controller recognizes the series of body motions, the controller measures a period of time during which the series of body motions is performed and generates the display control signal in accordance with the period of time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The wearable device according to claim 2, wherein when the controller recognizes the series of body motions, the controller detects a displacement amount in accordance with the series of body motions in a predetermined part of the upper limb and generates the display control signal in accordance with the displacement amount. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The wearable device according to claim 2, wherein when the controller recognizes the series of body motions, the controller detects a directional change amount in accordance with the series of body motions in a predetermined part of the upper limb and generates the display control signal in accordance with the change amount. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, comprising a display module, wherein the controller is configured to generate, as the control signal, a display control signal for controlling display contents of the display module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wearable device according to claim 6, wherein when the controller recognizes the series of body motions, the controller measures a period of time during which the series of body motions is performed and generates the display control signal in accordance with the period of time. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The wearable device according to claim 6, wherein when the controller recognizes the series of body motions, the controller detects a displacement amount in accordance with the series of body motions in a predetermined part of the upper limb and generates the display control signal in accordance with the displacement amount. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The wearable device according to claim 6, wherein when the controller recognizes the series of body motions, the controller detects a directional change amount in accordance with the series of body motions in a predetermined part of the upper limb and generates the display control signal in accordance with the change amount. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein another one of the at least two body motions is either the finger motion or the hand motion, and the backward motion of pulling the upper limb of the user backwards is the arm motion of pulling the hand of the user backwards toward the user's body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to set the object selectable area for selecting one of the plurality of display objects, and manipulate the first display object or the second display object by the control signal generated in accordance with the body motion, when the first or second display object partially or fully overlaps the object selectable area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wearable device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to set the object selectable area as a circular region, the circular region having a center at an end of an object corresponding to the user's finger, and the circular region having an area larger than an area of the end of the object corresponding to user's finger. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the second display object is displayed as covering a part of the first display object.