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US 11,686,835 B2Granted
Positioned enhanced sensor detection
AssigneeTactual Labs Co.
InventorDavid Holman
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Abstract
A sensing system has transmitting antennas and receiving antennas. The placement of the sensing system is adapted to enhance the sensing system's ability to process the signals so as to provide information regarding the touch between fingertips, the pinching of fingers and the touching of objects.
Claims20
A sensing system comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing is adapted to be placed proximate to a body part,
- at least one transmitting antenna operably located within the housing, wherein the transmitting antenna is adapted to transmit at least one signal, wherein the at least one transmitting antenna infuses a plurality of signals to a user, wherein each of the plurality of signals transmitted to the user is orthogonal with respect to each other signal transmitted to the user;
- at least one receiving antenna adapted to receive the at least one signal, wherein the receiving antenna is operably located within the housing;
- a processor adapted to process measurements of signals received by the at least one receiving antenna, wherein processed measurements are used to determine movement proximate to the body part;
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- wherein placement of the housing positions the at least one transmitting antenna or the at least one receiving antenna in a location wherein processed measurements provide information regarding at least one of musculature, bone, tendon and ligament, wherein the information is used, in part, to determine the movement proximate to the body part.
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A method for sensing movement of a body part comprising:
- placing a housing proximate to a body part, wherein operably located within the housing is at least one transmitting antenna adapted to transmit signals, wherein the at least one transmitting antenna infuses a plurality of signals to a user, wherein each of the plurality of signals transmitted to the user is orthogonal with respect to each other signal transmitted to the user;
- at least one receiving antenna adapted to receive signals, and a processor adapted to process measurements of signals received by the at least one receiving antenna, wherein processed measurements are used to determine movement proximate to the body part;
- wherein placement of the housing positions the at least one transmitting antenna or the at least one receiving antenna in a location wherein processed measurements provide information regarding at least one of musculature, bone, tendon and ligament, wherein the information is used, in part, to determine the movement proximate to the body part;
- receiving at least one signal at the at least one receiving antenna;
- processing the at least one signal received;
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- determining movement of the body part using the processed at least one signal received.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.