Control-point activation condition detection for generating corresponding control signals
AssigneeIron Will Innovations Canada Inc.
InventorsBrent Michael Baier, Jesse Katzman-Beimuts, Slade Luchynski
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Abstract
A device and method for detecting control-point activation conditions from a conductive path and/or an expanded conductive area coming in contact with or being within a threshold distance from at least one of a portion of a glove body or a control surface separate from the glove body. The device may include a conductive path configured to be attached to the glove body and an expanded conductive area conductively coupled to the conductive path and configured to be attached to the glove body. The expanded conductive area may be wider than individual portions of the conductive path.
Claims13
A control-point activation detection device, comprising:
- a conductive path configured to attach to a glove body or a user's hand, wherein the conductive path extends from a proximal end of the glove body or user's hand, closest to a palm region, toward a distal end of the glove body or user's hand, closest to a fingertip region;
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- an expanded conductive area conductively coupled to the conductive path and configured to be attached to the glove body, wherein:
- the expanded conductive area is wider than individual portions of the conductive path;
- the conductive path is configured to couple to a processor and memory such that the processor receives control-point inputs representing a control-point activation condition;
- the control-point activation condition corresponds to a location associated with the received control-point input coming in contact with or being within a threshold distance from at least one of another portion of the glove body or a control surface separate from the glove body;
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- the conductive path and the expanded conductive area are each configured to be the location associated with the received control-point input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.