Method and device for detecting specific states of movement of a user

US6624802B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• Maximilian Klein · Munich, DE
• Peter Lutz · Chesterfield Township, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2003
• Expiry date: Mar 4, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2300/1068
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Process and device for producing input data for a data processing system in which a user stands, sits, kneels, etc. with his entire body on a support plate of a bearing device, such that this support plate is mounted on a base plate which can tilt and/or turn and/or move in the vertical direction. The movements of the support plate according to these degrees of freedom of movement are controlled by the user through the latter shifting his body weight, exerting torques, jumping, etc. A sensor device detects the movements of the support plate and generates corresponding sensor signals, which are fed to the data processing system.