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Method and apparatus for a gesture controlled interface for wearable devices

US9720515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2016
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2370/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gesture-controlled interface apparatus includes one or a plurality of bio-potential sensors and a processor. The one or a plurality of bio-potential sensors are wearable on a body of a user, for detecting one or a plurality of bio-electrical signals from the body of the user, wherein the one or a plurality of bio-potential sensors include at least one surface nerve conduction (SNC) sensor for detecting at least one surface nerve conduction signal. The processor is configured to compare the detected at least one surface nerve conduction signal with data of a plurality of reference signals corresponding to a plurality of known gestures, each of the reference signals distinctly associated with one of the known gestures, to identify a known gesture from the plurality of known gestures that corresponds to said at least one surface nerve conduction signal, and to communicate the identified known gesture to a computerized device.

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