Controlling devices using facial movements

A method for controlling at least one device, the method comprising:

• sensing, by at least one of a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged on a glasses frame, a change in a magnetic field due to movement of at least one of a plurality of magnetic skin tags arranged on a human face;
• transmitting, by a wireless communication transmitter coupled to or arranged in the glasses frame, a switch command, corresponding to the sensed change in the magnetic field, to a processor of a power-driven mobility device via a wireless communication transceiver of the power-driven mobility device;
• determining, by the processor of the power-driven mobility device, whether the switch command is for controlling the power-driven mobility device during a first control mode or for controlling a further device during a second control mode;
• and
• controlling, by the processor of the power-driven mobility device, in response to same facial expressions of the human face, the power-driven mobility device in the first control mode or the further device in the second control mode.

A system for controlling a power-driven mobility device and at least one device, the system comprising:

• a pair of glasses comprising a glasses frame, a plurality of magnetic sensors, a first processor coupled to the plurality of magnetic sensors, and a wireless communication transmitter coupled to the processor;
• a plurality of magnetic skins tags arranged on a human face, wherein the plurality of magnetic sensors are configured to sense movement of at least one of the plurality of magnetic skin tags and transmit a signal corresponding to the sensed movement to the processor;
• and
• a power-driven mobility device comprising a motor, a second processor, an interface coupled to the second processor and motor, a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the second processor, and a wireless communication transmitter coupled to the second processor, wherein the first processor of the pair of glasses, responsive to receipt of the signal corresponding to the sensed movement, transmits a switch command, for controlling the power-driven mobility device or the at least one device, to the second processor of the power-driven mobility device,
• wherein the at least one device comprises a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless communication transmitter of the power-driven mobility device,
• wherein the switch command, when processed by the second processor of the power-driven mobility device, configures the second processor of the power-driven mobility device to switch the controlling from a first control mode of the power-driven mobility device to a second control mode of the at least one device or vice versa, and
• wherein same facial expressions of the human face are used to send different commands for controlling the power-driven mobility device in the first control mode and the at least one device in the second control mode.