Bioacoustic control system, method and apparatus
US7148879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B13/005
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Bioacoustic sensors and wireless technologies are used for the control of electronic devices, such as a wireless telephones, pagers, music/media players or personal, laptops and personal digital assistant devices (PDA). Such control is implemented with certain systems, methods and apparatus which include bioacoustic sensors, a processor coupled to the bioacoustic sensors, and a transmitter coupled to the processor. The present invention is operative to detect particular hand and/or finger gestures, and to transmit control signals corresponding to the gestures for operative control of an electronic device.
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