Input device configured to control a computing device
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorDavid Alan Smith
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Abstract
An input device configured to control a communicatively coupled remote processor is disclosed. The input device includes a band that is configured to at least partially encircle a digit of a hand. A connection member suspends a platform above an exterior surface of the band. The platform is configured to be manipulated by a second digit of the hand. A processor is configured to determine event data based on the manipulation of the platform. The event data is transmitted via a radio frequency (RF) transmitter in a control signal to the communicatively coupled remote processor.
Claims29
An input device configured to control a communicatively coupled remote processor, comprising:
- a band configured to at least partially encircle a first digit of a hand;
- a platform configured to be manipulated by a second digit, the platform pivotally coupled to a first end portion of a connection member and suspended above an exterior surface of the band via the connection member, a second end portion of the connection member coupled to the band;
- a transmitter;
- a processor configured to:
- determine first event data in response to a first manipulation of the platform, the first event data based on the first manipulation;
- transmit, via the transmitter, a control signal comprising the first event data to the communicatively coupled remote processor.
A method for sending event data, comprising:
- determining first event data in response to a first manipulation of a platform, the platform configured to be manipulated by a second digit of a hand, the platform pivotally coupled to a first end portion of a connection member and suspended above an exterior surface of a band via the connection member, a second end portion of the connection member coupled to the band, the band configured to at least partially encircle a first digit of a hand;
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- transmitting, via a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, a control signal comprising the first event data to a communicatively coupled processing device.
A ring peripheral comprising a band configured to be worn on at least one digit of a human's hand, the ring peripheral comprising a pivotable platform that is suspended above an exterior surface of the band, the ring peripheral configured to detect a manipulation of the platform comprising a rotation of the platform in a first direction, and in response thereto to convey event data identifying the manipulation within a signal to a communicatively coupled processing device, wherein the event data controls a movement of a stereoscopic image of an object depicted on the communicatively coupled processing device and perceivable by the human as a three-dimensional (3D) object, the movement comprising a rotation of the 3D object in the first direction.
A ring peripheral comprising a band configured to be worn on at least one digit of a human's hand, the ring peripheral comprising a pivotable platform that is suspended above an exterior surface of the band, the pivotable platform comprising a touch-sensitive surface, the ring peripheral configured to detect a manipulation of the platform comprising a movement of the platform from a first location to a second location and a concurrent tap of the touch-sensitive surface during the movement, and in response thereto to convey event data identifying the manipulation within a signal to a communicatively coupled processing device, wherein the event data controls a movement of a stereoscopic image of an object depicted on the communicatively coupled processing device and perceivable by the human as a three-dimensional (3D) object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.