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Device indicating movements for software

US6909420B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1999
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/163
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for transforming the movements of at least one joint of a user into control signals for a computer. The system includes a sleeve for putting on over the joint and a movement sensor fixed to the sleeve for the sensor to be placed and held in the hollow of the joint. The sensor is an on/off sensor that is directly subject to the movements of the sleeve in the hollow of the joint.

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