Digital data entry glove interface device
Patent 4414537 Issued on November 8, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 15, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 15, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3022878 3166856 3428747 Method and apparatus for communicating with people Patent #: 4074444 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/302700 filed on 09/15/1981US Classes:341/20, BODILY ACTUATED CODE GENERATOR400/475, Operated by user's leg (e.g., foot, knee, etc.)400/479.2, Electromagnetic-responsive switch400/489, Key-board including keys grouped to facilitate positioning of typist's fingers434/112, COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR THE HANDICAPPED434/229Means for selectively rendering key operable or inoperableExaminersPrimary: Groody, James J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 5/11 (20060101)G06F 3/00 (20060101) G09B 21/00 (20060101) AbstractA man-machine interface is disclosed for translating discrete hand positions into electrical signals representing alpha-numeric characters. The interface comprises a glove having sensors positioned with respect to the hand for detecting the flex of finger joints and sensors for detecting the contact between various portions of the hand. Additional sensors detect the movement of the hand with respect to a gravitational vector and a horizontal plane of reference. Further additional sensors detect the twisting and flexing of the wrist. The additional sensors are associated with prescribed mode signals which determine whether subsequently formed or priorly formed character specifying hand positions are to be entered for transmission. The alpha-numeric characters associated with the formed character specifying hand positions are transmitted only when the appropriate mode signal results. The forming and moving of the hand actuates various combinations of sensors so that electrical signals representing the specified characters are generated and transmitted.Other References
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