Finger mounted computer input device and method for making the same
OwnerXiong Huanginventor
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Abstract
A finger mounted computer input device is provided. The device includes a housing adapted to be worn on a finger, a pressure response unit configured to convert pressure into movement, and a movement sensing unit comprising a motion sensor capable of measuring the movement of the pressure response unit in response to the pressure. The device allows a user to control a cursor on a computer screen and input command without the restrictive requirement of a rigid flat space, and is particularly suited the anatomy of fingers, thus ergonomic to a user's hand.
Claims11
A computer input device, comprising:
- a housing adapted to be worn on a finger;
- a pressure tracking module significantly localized within the housing to detect pressure;
- further comprising:
- a pressure response unit configured to convert pressure into movement and comprising a ball-and-socket joint wherein the socket is pivoted onto the housing;
- a movement sensing unit comprising a motion sensor capable of measuring the movement of the pressure response unit in response to the pressure;
- a signal transmitter for communicating information about the detected pressure to a computer;
- at least one momentary contact switch located on the house configured to communicate with the computer;
- and
- an attachment unit configured to attach the housing to the finger.
A method for constructing a computer input device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing adapted to be worn on a finger;
- providing a pressure tracking module significantly localized within the housing to detect pressure, further comprising:
- installing a pressure response unit configured to convert pressure into movement, comprising a ball-and-socket joint, a rod fixedly protruding from the ball and extending outside the housing, and an elastic ring affixed to the housing and in contact with the rod;
- and
- installing a movement sensing unit comprising a motion sensor capable of measuring the movement of the pressure response unit in response to the pressure;
- providing a signal transmitter for communicating information about the detected pressure to a computer;
- providing at least one momentary contact switch located on the house configured to communicate with the computer;
- and
- attaching an attachment unit to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.