Multiple pressure sensors per finger of glove for virtual full typing
OwnerScott Vance, Larisa Migachyov +3inventors
InventorsSCOTT VANCE, LARISA MIGACHYOV, WAYNE HON FU, IRA E. HAJJAR, JASON TRAVIS GRANT
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Abstract
A glove has an array of pressure sensors mounted longitudinally at the finger-tips. When touching a rigid surface with the glove, different sensors are being activated dependent on the orientation of the finger tip relative to the surface. This configuration enables interacting with a virtual keyboard having multiple rows of keys.
Claims13
A system for processing information comprising an apparatus with at least one device that is mountable to a finger of a user and that has a sensing sub-system, wherein:
- the sub-system is operative to discriminate between stimuli sensed at different locations at the device;
- and
- the sub-system is operative to generate a specific signal corresponding to a stimulus sensed at a specific one of the locations.
An apparatus for enabling manual user input into an information processing system, wherein:
- the apparatus has at least one device that is mountable to a finger of a user;
- the at least one device has an associated sensing sub-system;
- the sub-system is operative to discriminate between stimuli sensed at different locations at the device;
- and
- the sub-system is operative to generate a specific signal corresponding to a stimulus sensed at a specific one of the locations.
A method of interacting with a virtual keyboard, the method comprising:
- manipulating an apparatus that has at least one device, wherein
- the device has an associated sensing sub-system;
- the sub-system is operative to discriminate between stimuli sensed at different locations at the device;
- and
- the sub-system is operative to generate a specific signal corresponding to a stimulus sensed at a specific one of the locations;
- the method further comprising:
- touching a substantially rigid surface at the different locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.