# US 12,216,831 B2 · Communications system and a method for communicating information

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- Number: US 12,216,831 B2
- Document ID: US12216831B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/054,672
- Filed: 2022-11-11
- Published: 2023-05-18
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-11-17
- Applicants: Peter Idestam-Almquist
- Inventors: Peter Idestam-Almquist
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216831B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/015: {Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection}
- 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)}
- A61B 5/389: Electromyography [EMG]
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

A wearable sensor configuration that is configured to operate in a communications system and method is provided. The wearable sensor configuration includes at least one sensor unit being arranged to detect signals from activity of muscles of a user. Thus, the wearable sensor configuration includes at least one sensor unit that is arranged to detect signals from muscle activity of a user of the communications system, such as for example, signals generated by movements and/or muscle activity of a user of the communications system. The wearable sensor configuration can also include a first electronic arrangement that is arranged to determine Internal Digital Information based on detected signals by means of a first mapping function. The Internal Digital Information can also be transmitted to a second electronic arrangement. The Internal Digital Information may be transmitted wirelessly.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for communicating information from a wearable sensor configuration comprising a sensor unit, a first electronic arrangement, and a second electronic arrangement, wherein the wearable sensor configuration is arranged to operate in a communications system, the method comprising:
detecting signals generated by muscle activity of a user of the communications system;
determining Internal Digital Information on the basis of the detected signals by means of a first mapping function in the first electronic arrangement, wherein the Internal Digital Information comprises a set of number pairs, each number pair comprising a first number representing a certain muscle signal change, the signal change comprising one of “on” or “off”, and a second number representing a timestamp relating to said detected muscle signal change;
wherein when the first number representing the certain muscle signal change equals 1 and the second number representing the timestamp relating to said detected muscle signal change equals 103 ms, the number pair represents the start of a dot in Morse code,
when the first number representing the certain muscle signal change equals 0 and the second number representing the timestamp relating to said detected muscle signal change has a value, the number pair represents the start of a gap within a character in Morse code,
when the first number representing the certain muscle signal change equals 1 and the second number representing the timestamp relating to said detected muscle signal change equals 291 ms, the number pair represents the start of a dash in Morse code, and
wherein a duration of the dot in Morse code equals 95 ms, 96 ms, 102 ms, or 103 ms, and a duration of the dash in Morse code equals 294 ms, 296 ms, or 327 ms;
communicating the Internal Digital Information to a second electronic device from the wearable sensor configuration, wherein the second electronic arrangement converts the Internal Digital Information to Intermediate Information in Morse code;
determining Textual Information based on the Intermediate Information, which is based on the Internal Digital Information by means of a second mapping function in the second electronic arrangement.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
determining the Intermediate Information based on the Internal Digital Information; and
determining the Textual Information based on the Internal Digital Information by means of the second mapping function.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
setting-up the first mapping function by predetermined rules and/or by choice of a user; and/or
setting-up the second mapping function by predetermined rules and/or by choice of a user.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A computer program product consisting of a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of the method according to claim 1.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of the method according to claim 1.