Muscle interface device and method for interacting with content displayed on wearable head mounted displays

a technology of wearable head mounted displays and interface devices, which is applied in the direction of static indicating devices, instruments, optical elements, etc., can solve the problems of user conspicuousness and the inability to specify the user interaction method with the display

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-17
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
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A potential drawback of this approach is that a user is required to conspicuously raise his or her hand to touch the input device each time the user wants to interact with content displayed on the screen.
However, the method of user interaction with the display is not specified.

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[0021]The present disclosure relates to a muscle interface device and method for interacting with content displayed on wearable head mounted displays.

[0022]In an aspect, the muscle interface device comprises a sensor worn on the forearm of a user, and the sensor is adapted to recognize gestures made by a user to interact with content displayed on the wearable head mounted display. In another aspect, the user interface method comprises processing a control signal from gestures made by a user's hand, wrist and arm movements to interact with content displayed on the wearable head mounted display.

[0023]In a preferred embodiment, the muscle interface device utilizes a plurality of sensors to detect electrical signals and / or vibrations produced by muscles during contraction, and movement of the arm, and converts the electrical signals or vibrations to a digital signal for processing. The electrical signals and / or vibrations detected from the muscles are interpreted as gestures made by a u...

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There is disclosed a muscle interface device and method for interacting with content displayed on wearable head mounted displays. In an embodiment, the muscle interface device comprises a sensor worn on the forearm of a user, and the sensor is adapted to recognize a plurality of gestures made by a user's hand and or wrist to interact with content displayed on the wearable head mounted display. The muscle interface device utilizes a plurality of sensors, including one or more of capacitive EMG, MMG, and accelerometer sensors, to detect gestures made by a user. The detected user gestures from the sensors are processed into a control signal for allowing the user to interact with content displayed on the wearable head mounted display in a discreet manner.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to muscle interface devices, and more specifically to a muscle interface device and method for interacting with content displayed on wearable head mounted displays.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In recent years, wearable head mounted displays have begun to gain wider acceptance, with a number of recently introduced wearable head mounted display devices having the potential for widespread adoption by consumers.[0003]One such device disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,203,502 issued to Chi et al. utilizes a finger operable input device such as a touch pad built into the wearable head mounted display (e.g. built into a side-arm of a pair of glasses, with one of the lenses functioning as a display screen) such that a user can interact with and control content appearing on the display screen with positioning and movement of a finger along a planar direction relative to a surface of the input device. A potential drawback of t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/01
CPCG06F3/017G06F3/015G02B27/017G06F3/014G06F3/0484H04W4/80G06F3/011G06F3/016
Inventor BAILEY, MATTHEWGRANT, AARONLAKE, STEPHEN
Owner META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
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