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US 2014/0207467 A1Published application
Hybrid Input Device For Touchless User Interface
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsRichard White, Jani Kivioja, Andrew Peter Matthews, Michael Astley, Stefano Marco Borini
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a sensor comprising a sensing film configured to provide a signal based upon a user's breath and a controller operably associated with the sensor. The controller is configured to receive the signal based upon the user's breath.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor comprising a sensing film configured to provide a signal based upon a user's breath;
- and
- a controller operably associated with the sensor, where the controller is configured to receive the signal based upon the user's breath.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a breath sensor comprising a film configured to sense a variation in electrical impedance based on a moisture gradient and output the sensed variation as an output signal;
- and
- a controller configured to process the output signal from the breath sensor;
- where the apparatus is configured to receive the output signal from the breath sensor and provide a signal in response thereto.
1 more element
A method, comprising:
- providing a user interface comprising a sensor that includes a film configured to provide a signal as a result of moisture, and a controller operably associated with the sensor, the controller comprising a processor;
- receiving an input from a user at the user interface, the input comprising moisture in the form of humidity from a breath from the user;
- producing the signal from the input based upon the breath of the user;
- and
- receiving the signal produced from the input from the breath of the user at the processor and processing the signal.
2 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive an input from a user, the input comprising moisture in the form of humidity based upon a breath from the user;
- produce a signal from the input based upon the breath of the user;
- and
- receive the signal produced from the input based upon the breath of the user at a processor and process the signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.