Hands-free user interface devices

US9241851B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of South Florida · US

Inventors

• Kathryn Jeanne De Laurentis · Tampa, US
• Merry Lynn Morris · Tampa, US
• Matthew Wills · Grafton, US
• Sravan Kumar Elineni · Tampa, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 3, 2012
• Grant date: Jan 26, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60L2200/34
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a hands-free user interface device includes a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate, a sensor associated with the plates adapted to detect when the first plate pivots relative to the second plate, and a controller adapted to receive signals from the sensor and output control signals to another component based upon the received signals.