Device for Input to a Screen

Abstract

A working glove (1) has a finger-tip (3) for an index finger with a round surface (2) on the top. The round surface is supported by a detail, at least partly, made out of a polymer attached to the finger-tip (3) of the working-glove (1). The working-glove (1) enables a user, such as a worker at a ware-house, to perform an input of a user interaction to a touch screen without having to remove the glove or having to try to grip a peripheral, such as a stylus. With previous known gloves this is a particular problem at ware-houses with freezing temperatures, such as in the food-industry and at distribution centers of freezed food. The invention has advantages such as that the risk for erroneous input is reduced, the work efficiency increases, and valuable time is saved in the transition between packing and entering user interaction to the touch screen.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The invention at hand relates to peripherals and methods to use such a peripheral, such as a stylus or keyboard, for input of user interaction with a unit having a data processing capability, such as a server, a personal computer, a hand held computer or a mobile phone. In particular the invention relates to such peripheral which is intended for users in a ware-house, stockroom or similar. BACKGROUND ART [0002] There are several known peripherals for input of user interaction with a unit having a data processing capability. An example of such a peripheral is a mouse, a track-ball with buttons or a touch pad. Another example of a peripheral for user interaction is a stylus, such as similar to a pen or other object, used for user interaction on a touch screen. A touch screen may in this context have multiple areas with different functionality. For instance, one area may primarily be used for input by pressing or touching the screen and another area may be used f...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] An advantage with the invention is that the user performs heavy work that inflicts wear and tear on the device, strokes on the device and forces from squeeze, and with the same device uses it for input to a touch screen. In this manner valuable time is saved when the user goes from a work-operation of packing, to a work-operation of performing input. This compared to previous known technology where the user often removes a glove in order to perform an input operation by means of a stylus, such as a pen shaped element, or keeping the glove on with an increased risk of failing to grip or losing the grip of the stylus. The invention is also an improvement compared to the glove like devices previous mentioned in the section describing background art which are either too expensive or unable to manage the wear and tear that comes with packing.

Problems solved by technology

This compared to previous known technology where the user often removes a glove in order to perform an input operation by means of a stylus, such as a pen shaped element, or keeping the glove on with an increased risk of failing to grip or losing the grip of the stylus.

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