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US 2002/0118123 A1Published application
Space keyboard system using force feedback and method of inputting information therefor
OwnerSung-cheol Kim, Tae-sik Parkinventors
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Abstract
A space keyboard system, which informs a user whether or not a character is input using a force feedback method, and a method for inputting information therefor. The method of inputting information in a virtual space, comprising detecting a motion of a finger in space, interpreting the motion information detected and determining the location of the finger, and inputting a character information corresponding to the location of the finger that is determined and applying a force to the finger.
Claims48
A method of inputting information in a virtual space, comprising:
- detecting motion information of a finger in space;
- interpreting the motion information detected and determining the location of the finger;
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- inputting a character corresponding to the location of the finger that is determined and applying a force to the finger.
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A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger which senses motion information of the finger;
- an information input processing unit which interprets modulated data of the motion information of the finger, displays a character corresponding to a location of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space, determines the finger corresponding to the displayed character, and generates an input completion signal having an identifier of the determined finger;
- a processor unit which converts the motion information detected by the sensor unit into converted data, modulates the converted data, sends the modulated data to the information input processing unit, and receives the input completion signal identifying the finger corresponding to the character input from the information input processing unit;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger, which applies a force to the finger corresponding to the input completion signal if the input completion signal is received.
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A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger which senses motion information of the finger;
- an information input processing unit which displays a character based on received location information of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space and generates an input completion signal;
- a processor unit which determines the location information of the finger based on the motion information detected by the sensor unit, sends the location information to the information input processing unit, and receives the input completion signal corresponding to the character input from the information input processing unit;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger, which applies a force to the finger corresponding to the input completion signal if the input completion signal is received.
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A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger which senses motion information of the finger;
- an information input processing unit which displays a character based on received location information of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space;
- a processor unit which determines the location information of the finger based on the motion information detected by the sensor unit, and sends the location information to the information input processing unit;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger, which applies a force to the finger in response to the motion information of the finger.
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A virtual space keyboard system to input information to a computer, the virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger which senses motion of the finger;
- a processor unit which determines location information of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space based on the motion information detected by the sensor unit, sends the location information to the computer, and receives the input completion signal corresponding to the input information from the computer;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger, which applies a force to the finger corresponding to the input completion signal if the input completion signal is received.
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A virtual space keyboard system to input information to a computer, the virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger which senses motion information of the finger;
- a processor unit which determines location information of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space based on the motion information detected by the sensor unit, and sends the location information to the computer;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger, which applies a force to the finger in response to the motion information of the finger.
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An information input device attached to a finger and/or a hand to input motion information of the finger to a processor unit, the information input device comprising:
- a sensor unit to contact a first predetermined part of the finger which detects motion information of the finger and sends the motion information to the processor unit;
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- a force generating unit to contact a second predetermined part of the finger which receives an input completion signal corresponding to the input motion information of the finger and generates a force to the second predetermined part of the finger if the input completion signal is received.
A method of inputting information in a virtual space, comprising:
- detecting motion information of fingers in space;
- interpreting the motion information detected and determining locations of the fingers;
- and
- inputting characters corresponding to the locations of the fingers that are determined and applying a force to the fingers.
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A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- sensor units that are attached to first predetermined parts of fingers which sense motion of the fingers, to output motion information;
- an information input processing unit which interprets modulated data of the motion information of the fingers, displays characters corresponding to locations of the fingers with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space, determines the fingers corresponding to the displayed characters, and generates input completion signals having identifiers of the determined fingers;
- a processor unit which converts the motion information detected by the sensor units into converted data, modulates the converted data, sends the modulated data to the information input processing unit, and receives the input completion signals identifying the fingers corresponding to characters input from the information input processing unit;
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- force generating units that are attached to second predetermined parts of the fingers, wherein each force generating unit generates a force to a second predetermined part of a one of the fingers in response to a corresponding one of the input completion signals.
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A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- sensor units that are attached to first predetermined parts of fingers which sense motion of the fingers, to output motion information;
- an information input processing unit which displays characters based on received location information of the fingers with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space and generates input completion signals;
- a processor unit which determines the location information of the fingers based on the motion information detected by the sensor units, sends the location information to the information input processing unit, and receives the input completion signals corresponding to the characters input from the information input processing unit;
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- force generating units that are attached to second predetermined parts of the fingers, wherein each force generating unit generates a force to a second predetermined part of a one of the fingers in response to a corresponding one of the input completion signals.
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A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- sensor units that are attached to first predetermined parts of fingers which sense motion of the fingers, to output motion information;
- an information input processing unit which displays characters based on received location information of the fingers with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space;
- a processor unit which determines the location information of the fingers based on the motion information detected by the sensor units, and sends the location information to the information input processing unit;
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- force generating units that are attached to second predetermined parts of the fingers, wherein each force generating unit generates a force to a second predetermined part of a one of the fingers in response to a corresponding one of the motion information.
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A virtual space keyboard system to input information to a computer, the virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- sensor units that are attached to first predetermined parts of fingers which sense motion of the fingers, to output motion information;
- a processor unit which determines the location information of the fingers with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space based on the motion information detected by the sensor units, sends the location information to the computer, and receives the input completion signals corresponding to the input information from the computer;
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- force generating units that are attached to second predetermined parts of the fingers, wherein each force generating unit generates a force to a second predetermined part of a one of the fingers in response to a corresponding one of the input completion signals.
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A virtual space keyboard system to input information to a computer, the virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- sensor units that are attached to first predetermined parts of fingers which sense motion information of the fingers, to output motion information;
- a processor unit which determines location information of the fingers with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space based on the motion information detected by the sensor units, and sends the location information to the computer;
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- force generating units that are attached to second predetermined parts of the fingers, wherein each force generating unit generates a force to a second predetermined part of a one of the fingers in response to a corresponding one of the motion information.
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A processor unit to communicate motion information detected by sensor units attached to first predetermined parts of fingers to a computer and input completion signals generated by the computer to force generating units attached to second predetermined parts of the fingers, wherein the input completion signals correspond to characters input by the computer based on the motion information of the fingers, the processor unit comprising:
- an analog-to-digital converting unit which converts the motion information detected by the sensing units into digital signals;
- a digital board which converts the digital signals of the motion information into the converted data, and outputs the received input completion signals to the force generating units;
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- a communications module unit which modulates the converted data representing the motion information from the digital board unit, sends the modulated data to the computer, and receives the input completion signals from the computer.
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An information input device attached to fingers to input motion information of the fingers to a processor unit, the information input device comprising:
- sensor units to contact first predetermined parts of the fingers which detect motion of the fingers and send motion information to the processor unit;
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- force generating units to contact second predetermined parts of the fingers which receive input completion signals corresponding to the input motion information of the fingers, wherein each force generating unit generates a force to a second predetermined part of a one of the fingers in response to a corresponding one of the input completion signals.
A virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger and which senses motion information of the finger;
- an information input processing unit which displays a character based on received location information of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space;
- a processor unit which determines the location information of the finger based on the motion information detected by said sensor unit, sends the location information to said information input processing unit and generates an input completion signal to be output;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger and, which applies a force to the finger in response to the input completion signal output from said processor unit.
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A virtual space keyboard system to input information to a computer, the virtual space keyboard system comprising:
- a sensor unit that is attached to a first predetermined part of a finger and which senses motion information of the finger;
- a processor unit which determines location information of the finger with respect to the virtual space keyboard in space based on the motion information detected by said sensor unit, sends the location information to the computer and generates an input completion signal to output;
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- a force generating unit that is attached to a second predetermined part of the finger, which applies a force to the finger in response to the input completion signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.