Finger mounted computer input device
June 27, 2014. 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 3507376 3831296 Digital data entry glove interface device Flight test aid Video control gloves Circular electrographic touch sensor with orthogonal fields and linear response Method and apparatus for controlling impact force during rapid robotic acquisition of object Process and apparatus for conveying information through motion sequences Hand-held finger movement actuated communication devices and systems employing such devices Enhanced information overlay for use with a digitizing pad and computer InventorApplicationNo. 266022 filed on 06/27/1994US Classes:702/150, Orientation or position84/600, Electrical musical tone generation340/407.1, TACTUAL INDICATION341/22, Including keyboard or keypad345/173, Touch panel702/139, Exerted on or by a living body702/141, Accelerometer702/142SpeedExaminersPrimary: Voeltz, Emanuel T.Assistant: Shah, K. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 003/00H03M 011/00 AbstractAn apparatus is provided for manually entering information into a computer. A pressure sensor is removably attached proximate to the tip of at least one, but preferably all, of the fingers of a hand for generating a pressure signal that corresponds to the pressure of the finger tip against a surface, such as a desk top or table top. First and second acceleration sensors are also removably attached proximate to the finger tip for generating a first and second acceleration signal that is a function of the acceleration of the finger tip in first and second directions, respectively. The first direction is different, and preferably orthogonal, to the second direction. Preferably the sensors are mounted in a flexible, removable fabric glove, or the like. A signal relay device, either wire-based or wireless, relays the signals of each sensor to the computer, which calculates from the signals the relative positions of each finger on the surface for generating keyboard, mouse, graphics tablet, or other forms of input data.Other References
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