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US 12,752,154 B2Granted
Finger training device
OwnerEfrat Peledinventor
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Abstract
A finger training device comprising: a body; and a plurality of finger-engaging members connected to the body, wherein at least one of the finger-engaging members is pressable against with resisting force along a path comprising a curved or piecewise linear path, wherein the curved or piecewise linear path comprises a vertical component and a horizontal component is traversed along a vertical portion followed by a horizontal portion.
Claims16
A finger training device comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a plurality of finger-engaging members connected to the body,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of finger-engaging members is pressable against a resisting force along a path comprising a curved or piecewise linear path, wherein the curved or piecewise linear path comprises a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of finger-engaging members comprises:
- a slider comprising a first part and a second part;
- a finger cup configured for receiving at least a distal part of a finger of a user;
- and
- an insert configured to be pushed down by the finger cup when the finger cup is pushed down by the finger,
- wherein the first part of the slider is configured to receive a portion of the insert, the portion of the insert configured to vary in accordance with a first press applied to the insert by the finger when inserted into the finger cup, and
- wherein the body is configured to receive a portion of the second part of the slider, the second portion varying in accordance with a second press applied to the slider by the insert.
8 more elements
A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer program instructions configured, when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to perform:
- presenting to a user a mental challenge, wherein an expected reaction to the mental challenge comprises activating at least one of a plurality of finger-engaging members of a finger training device comprising the plurality of finger-engaging members connected to a body, the finger training device operatively connected to a computing device executing the computer program instructions;
- receiving from a communication device information comprising an indication to which finger-engaging member from the plurality of finger-engaging members has been activated and parameters of a movement of a finger;
- and
- determining based on the information a positive or negative reward to be provided to the user;
- and
- providing the positive or negative reward to the user,
- wherein within the finger training device, at least one of the plurality of finger-engaging members is pressable against with resisting force along a path comprising a curved or piecewise linear path, wherein the curved or piecewise linear path comprises a vertical portion and a horizontal portion;
- and
- wherein at least one of the finger-engaging members comprises:
- a slider comprising a first part and a second part;
- a finger cup configured for receiving at least a distal part of a finger of a user;
- and
- an insert configured to receive a first portion of the finger cup,
- wherein the first part of the slider is configured to receive a portion of the insert, the portion of the insert configured to vary in accordance with a first press applied to the insert by the finger when inserted into the finger cup, and
- wherein the body is configured to receive a portion of the second part of the slider, the second portion varying in accordance with a second press applied to the slider by the insert.
12 more elements
A method for training fingers, comprising:
- presenting to a user a mental challenge, wherein an expected reaction to the mental challenge comprises activating at least one of a plurality of finger-engaging members of a finger training device comprising the plurality of finger-engaging members connected to a body, the finger training device operatively connected to a computing device executing the computer program instructions;
- receiving from a communication device information comprising an indication to which finger-engaging member from the plurality of finger-engaging members has been activated and parameters of a movement of a finger;
- and
- determining based on the information a positive or negative reward to be provided to the user;
- and
- providing the positive or negative reward to the user;
- generating a report;
- and
- providing the report to the user or to another person,
- wherein within the finger training device, at least one of the plurality of finger-engaging members is pressable against with resisting force along a path comprising a curved or piecewise linear path, wherein the curved or piecewise linear path comprises a vertical portion and a horizontal portion;
- and
- wherein at least one of the finger-engaging members comprises:
- a slider comprising a first part and a second part;
- a finger cup configured for receiving at least a distal part of a finger of a user;
- and
- an insert configured to receive a first portion of the finger cup,
- wherein the first part of the slider is configured to receive a portion of the insert, the portion of the insert configured to vary in accordance with a first press applied to the insert by the finger when inserted into the finger cup, and
- wherein the body is configured to receive a portion of the second part of the slider, the second portion varying in accordance with a second press applied to the slider by the insert.
15 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.