Sensing mechanical energy to appropriate the body for data input
US8421634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is using the human body as an input mechanism to a computing device. A sensor set is coupled to part of a human body. The sensor set detects mechanical (e.g., bio-acoustic) energy transmitted through the body as a result of an action/performed by the body, such as a user finger tap or flick. The sensor output data (e.g., signals) are processed to determine what action was taken. For example, the gesture may be a finger tap, and the output data may indicate which finger was tapped, what surface the finger was tapped on, or where on the body the finger was tapped.
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