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US 6,586,942 B2Granted
Hand mounted control apparatus
OwnerPeter Ar-Fu Laminventor
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Abstract
A control apparatus configured to supply power to an article of sales through the finger contact of the article. The embodiment includes interfacing circuit for signals to communicate between the control apparatus and the article of sales when said article is picked up by the fingers of an user.
Claims32
A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals,
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals for conducting the electric current flowing through said external article and said first and second conductive contact terminals, when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article;
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- structural means having two elongated rigid arms connecting said contact terminals for controlling the positions of said contact terminals by the finger movement of a human hand.
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A method to analyze the characteristic of a battery comprising the steps of:
- (1) providing a first and second conductive contact terminals;
- (2) providing an electrical circuitry suitable for analyzing the characteristics of a battery;
- (3) connecting said contact terminals to the electrical circuitry of step (2);
- (4) providing a first structural member enabling a first finger of a human hand to control the position of said first conductive contact terminal;
- (5) providing a second structural member enabling a second finger of said human hand to control the position of said second conductive contact terminal;
- (6) arranging said first and second conductive contact terminals to touch the positive and negative terminals of a battery;
- (7) arranging said electrical circuitry to analyze at least a characteristic of said battery and output said analyzed result.
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A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals,
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals for conducting the electric current flowing through said external article and said first and second conductive contact terminals, when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article;
- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for a human hand to control the positions of said contact terminals by finger movement;
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- a compartment having a display region connected between said conductive contact terminals for displaying graphical or data messages.
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A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals,
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals for conducting the electric current flowing through said external article and said first and second conductive contact terminals, when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article;
- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for a human hand to control the positions of said contact terminals by finger movement;
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- a compartment having a sound transducer connected between said conductive contact terminals for generating voice message or sound.
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A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals,
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals for conducting the electric current flowing through said external article and said first and second conductive contact terminals, when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article;
- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for a human to control the positions of said contact terminals by finger movement;
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- a compartment having a socket connected between said conductive contact terminals for receiving external power.
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A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals;
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals;
- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for a human hand to control the positions of said contact terminals by finger movement wherein said conductive contact terminals conduct digital information between said external article and said circuit means when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article.
A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals;
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals;
- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for a human hand to control the positions of said contact terminals by finger movement wherein said circuit means further comprises an A/D converter or a signal comparator.
A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals,
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals for conducting an electric current representing an audio signal to flow through said external article and said first and second conductive contact terminals, when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article;
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- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for controlling the positions of said contact terminals by the finger movement of a human hand.
1 more element
A control apparatus structured for connecting an external article comprising:
- first and second conductive contact terminals;
- circuit means connecting between said first and second contact terminals for conducting the electric current flowing through said external article and said first and second conductive contact terminals, when said conductive contact terminals are connected to said external article;
- structural means positioned between said contact terminals for controlling the positions of said contact terminals by the finger movement of a human hand;
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- a switch configured to be triggered by pressing one of said contact terminals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.