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Apparatus, method and computer program for enabling a user to make user inputs

US10466840B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 2014
Grant dateNov 5, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04108
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus includes processing circuitry; and memory circuitry including computer program instructions; wherein the memory circuitry and the computer program instructions are configured to, with the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus to: detect a user input including one or more fingers; identify a tremor characteristic for each of the one or more fingers; determine a correlation between the tremor characteristic of a first finger and another detected tremor characteristic; wherein if the correlation is above a threshold a first output signal is provided and if the correlation is below a threshold a second output signal is provided.

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