62 results about "Finger tapping" patented technology

System and method for view navigation and magnification of the display of hand-held devices in response to the orientation changes along only two axes of rotation as measured by sensors inside the devices. The view navigation system is engaged and controlled by a single hand which simultaneously presses two ergonomically designed switches on both sides of the hand-held device. In other embodiments, the system engaged into the view navigation mode in response to an operator command in the form of a finger tap, or a voice command, or predefined user gestures. The response curve of the view navigation to sensed changes in orientation is dynamically changing to allow coarse and fine navigation of the view. Various methods are described to terminate the view navigation mode and fix the display at the desired view. Miniature sensors like accelerometers, tilt sensors, or magneto-resistive direction sensors sense the orientation changes. The system can be added to an existing hand-held device via an application interface of the device.

Provided are a wrist-worn input apparatus and method. The apparatus and method can segment meaningful hand gestures using a vibration sound generated by a finger tapping and can issue commands corresponding to the recognized hand gestures, enabling the user to easily input commands to electronic devices.

The specification discloses a number of embodiments directed to patient monitoring systems. The system determines a physiological parameter of a patient and includes an input device for receiving a plurality of physical inputs from a user, such as finger taps, and communicating to a memory interval data indicative of the frequency at which the plurality of physical inputs are received from the user within a time period and a processor in data communication with said memory wherein said processor determines at least one physiological parameter of a patient based upon said interval data.

A user interface allows a user to input text, numbers and symbols in to an electronic device through a touch sensitive input and perform control functions with one or more swipes gestures, swipe and hold gestures and multiple finger tap gestures. The system can differentiate the swipes and perform functions corresponding to the detected swipes based upon swipe direction, number of fingers used in the swipe and the context of the text input.

Embodiments of the invention disclose a scanner with a touch-sensitive screen that supports finger tapping gestures for selecting text. A single tap gesture causes a portion of a character string to be selected. A double tap gesture causes the entire character string to be selected. A tap and hold gesture causes the scanner to enter a cursor mode wherein the placement of a cursor relative to the characters in the character string can be adjusted. In text selection mode, a finger can be used to move the cursor from a cursor start position to a cursor end position to select text therebetween.

The invention discloses a method for realizing a dynamic virtual keyboard, which comprises the following steps: establishing and storing information of relations between key positions and corresponding reference key positions; and acquiring information of key stroke positions, wherein the position relation information is used for determining the input characters after identifying position information when fingers tap the keyboard to input characters. The invention also provides a corresponding device and an input method. According to the invention, the positioning can be realized through puretouch in the virtual keyboard without absolute positioning of the original virtual keyboard, thereby enhancing the operation efficiency. Different keyboard parameters can be customized for different users, so that the keyboard is more suitable for the user; and therefore, the invention is a favorable engineering design for human bodies. The keyboard has the advantages of simple operation and convenient use.

Systems, articles, and methods for wearable human-electronics interfaces are described. A wearable human-electronics interface device includes a band that in use is worn on an appendage (e.g., a wrist, arm, finger, or thumb) of a user. The band carries multiple sensors that are responsive to vibrations. The sensors are physically spaced apart from one another on or within the band. The band also carries an on-board processor. The sensors detect vibrations at the appendage of the user when the user performs different finger tapping gestures (i.e., tapping gestures involving different individual fingers or different combinations of fingers) and provide corresponding vibration signals to the processor. The processor classifies the finger tapping gesture(s) based on the vibration signals and an on-board transmitter sends a corresponding signal to control, operate, or interact with a receiving electronic device. The sensors include inertial sensors, digital MEMS microphones, or a combination thereof.

Methods and systems are provided for use of microphones with VSensors for wearable devices. VSensors may be used to detect and / or capture vibrations in bones. The captured bone vibrations may then be used to improve audio related operations. For example, bone vibrations may correspond to user audio input (e.g., speech), and as such the captured bone vibrations may be used in enhancing noise reduction functions in the wearable devices, by enabling distinguishing user audio input, as captured by microphone(s), from ambient noise. This may obviate the need to move the wearable device closer to the user's mouth (such that embedded microphones would be closer). The captured bone vibrations may also be analyzed to determine if they correspond to user control input (e.g., by means of finger tapping), such as by comparing them against predefined patterns.

An in-wall, touch-actuated electronic control device makes use of gesture motions. A touch sensor permits a user to input control commands through the use of one or more one- or two-dimensional gestures such as one- or two-fingered tapping; swiping; tracing; pinching; and zooming, allowing for a significant increase in the potential number of network endpoints that can be controlled from, and also in the number of control signals that can be generated by, a single touch-control device. The touch-control device may include both a direct load controller such as a light switch or dimmer as well as a network connection to allow control of networked devices, either on a local network (for example a home WiFi network) or, for example, Web applications hosted on a remote server.

The present invention relates to an interactive game controlling method for use in a touch panel device medium. The game includes a virtual hot zone, a virtual display range, at least one self-acting virtual object displayed on the touch panel device. An interactive program that allows users to interact with the virtual object in the virtual hot zone is executed in response to a finger tapping on the virtual hot zone. The method includes the steps of: a) receiving a touch and sensing the motion of the touch; b) moving the virtual display range where the virtual object is included in a direction opposite to the direction which the touch is moving; c) executing the interactive program to allow the user to interact with the virtual object when the virtual object is relocated is to the virtual hot zone and the virtual hot zone receives a change in state of touch.

Methods and systems are provided for use of microphones with VSensors for wearable devices. VSensors may be used to detect and / or capture vibrations in bones. The captured bone vibrations may then be used to improve audio related operations. For example, bone vibrations may correspond to user audio input (e.g., speech), and as such the captured bone vibrations may be used in enhancing noise reduction functions in the wearable devices, by enabling distinguishing user audio input, as captured by microphone(s), from ambient noise. This may obviate the need to move the wearable device closer to the user's mouth (such that embedded microphones would be closer). The captured bone vibrations may also be analyzed to determine if they correspond to user control input (e.g., by means of finger tapping), such as by comparing them against predefined patterns.

The motor function estimating system 1000 has a memory unit 1260, a data processing unit 1220 (analyzing section), and a display unit 1400. The memory unit 1260 memorizes waveform data about the time change of fingers tapping motion that is obtained by a motion sensor attached to a subject person who does the fingers tapping motion that is repetition of the opening and closing motion of two fingers of one hand. The data processing unit 1220 analyzes the waveform data in the memory unit 1260. The display unit 1400 displays an analysis result. The data processing unit 1220 creates motion waveform based on waveform data, and plural characteristics based on the motion waveform. The data processing unit 1220 creates a motion disorder synthesis value that represents degree of motion disorder of the subject person by revising each of the plural characteristics based on characteristics of every age and synthesizing them.

A system and method for training swimmers in a controlled aquatic environment, such as a pool, the system comprising a base station in communication with various system components. The base station receives pertinent data from the swimmer through direct wiring detecting a contact with the pool (i.e. the completion of a lap) or through wireless communication. The base station can include an accelerometer-based touch pad for detecting contact of a swimmer with the pool wall. The base station can alternatively include an optical transceiver for transmitting and receiving swimmer data. The swimmers can be equipped with a finger tapper and a toe tapper for determining lap times and sending the relevant information to the base station. The training system can also include an underwater display for providing relevant information to a swimmer within a pool and an underwater video camera for recording video footage of swimmers.

A gesture-based method is disclosed for authenticating a user. More specifically, the user of an information handling system is prompted to enter a passcode finger tap sequence input gesture via a touch-sensitive device. The finger tap sequence input gesture is processed to generate a passcode finger tap sequence. The passcode finger tap sequence is then compared to a previously-generated authentication finger tap sequence. If the two finger tap sequences match, then the user is authenticated.

A finger puppet toy sits comfortably on a finger of a child, and generates a sound when the finger is tapped against a hard object, such as a desk or a table-top. The sound may be a voice, an animal sound, an animal voice sound, a musical note, or any of the above sounds in the key of a musical note. The head of the puppet toy articulates about a shaft when the child articulates the finger, and the head may thus appear to move while the sound is generated. Multiple toys worn on one or more hands and having different musical notes may be tapped in sequence to play a melody.

The invention provides a method for mobile terminal authentication. The method comprises the following steps: a mobile terminal displays a plurality of tapping areas; a user inputs a password into the mobile terminal by tapping a finger on the tapping areas, so as to carry out the password authentication; meanwhile, the mobile terminal judges the fingerprint information tapped on the tapping areas by the user, so as to carry out the identity authentication. The method for mobile terminal authentication improves the safety of user authentication.

Aspects of the present disclosure relates to user interface systems and methods for use in head-worn computing systems. In a head-worn computer, an inertial measurement unit (“IMU”) is in communication with a processor. The processor is adapted to identify a user tap control action, the user tap control action being a finger tap on a frame of the head-worn computer, wherein the finger tap is measured by the IMU and further adapted to control an aspect of a software application operating on the head-worn computer.

The present invention discloses a method for triggering screen capturing by tapping a screen with a finger joint. The method comprises: step 1: when a picture needed to be captured appears on a screen of an intelligent terminal, a user tapping any same area of a touch screen twice with a single finger joint in a certain period of time; step 2: when the first tap occurs, determining whether an acceleration sensor senses an event with an acceleration vector change value exceeding a preset value, and whether the touch screen senses a valid touch event at the same period; step 3: starting a timer for timing; step 4: when the second tap occurs, determining whether an event with the acceleration vector change value exceeding the preset value exists, and whether a valid touch event occurs at the same period; step 5: determining whether the effective distance between locations of early and later touch operations in the screen is smaller than a preset value; and step 6: performing screen capturing. The method disclosed by the present invention implements automatic screen capturing by determining the size and the number of times of the acceleration vector changes caused by finger tapping on the screen, and the occurrence number and the location of a corresponding tapping and touching event, so that a picture or text information in which the user is interested can be easily and conveniently captured.

An input apparatus comprises two glove bodies with glove fingers, each of which is mounted with key buttons as a keyboard for an information system. And a corresponding input method, with the keyboard apparel worn on both hands of a user, is to use a finger of one hand striking on a particular key mounted on a glove finger of the other hand. A half number of keys are mounted on the palm face of the glove fingers of one hand while other keys on the back face of the other hand. With such a keyboard and typing method, a user is able to type with ten fingers away-from-desk by mutually using fingers of each hand to type on the fingers of the other hand.

A user interface allows a user to input text, numbers and symbols in to an electronic device through a touch sensitive input and perform control functions with one or more swipes gestures, swipe and hold gestures and multiple finger tap gestures. The system can differentiate the swipes and perform functions corresponding to the detected swipes based upon swipe direction, number of fingers used in the swipe and the context of the text input.

According to certain general aspects, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for allowing commands for an application to be effectively and conveniently executed. In general embodiments, an application executed on a tablet computer automatically senses fingertips on the tablet and forms command regions around them. Commands are associated with the command regions, and when a touch event occurs in a command region (e.g. a finger tap), the information is sent to a client application possibly running on a remote host, where the associated command is executed.

The invention integrates hardware and software for sensing, communications, data storage and control into a protection module that is sufficiently small and inexpensive to be attached directly to individual objects, such as musical instruments, and the inventory of stores and museums. Sensors monitor environmental factors, such as temperature and humidity, and accelerometers alert owners to unwanted motion, such as theft or misuse. Sensed data is stored locally and transmitted wirelessly to nonproprietary data receivers, such as smart phones or tablets that generate alerts. In some embodiments the data is forwarded to cloud servers for storage and analysis. Bluetooth communication between the attached module and the data receiver allows large spaces, such as stores and showrooms containing many attached modules to be protected. In some embodiments accelerometers enable finger-tap-controlled recording of musical performance and tuning of the instrument relative to tonal frequencies stored in the module.

In a bioinstrument system S of the present invention, a processor unit 121 in a bioinstrument device 108 obtains information indicative of displacement of two fingers in deformed state from distance between the two fingers; and calculates a finger-tapping force by using the obtained information and a predetermined fingertips' stiffness function retrieved from a storage unit 122. This provides a method for inspecting for neurological disorders in consideration of the finger-tapping force.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a motor function analyzing apparatus which simplifies a calibration measurement necessary before measuring a finger tapping motion, and which is capable of evaluating a motor function highly precisely. The present invention provides a motor function analyzing apparatus which simplifies a calibration measurement necessary before measuring a finger tapping motion, and which is capable of evaluating a motor function highly precisely by using a calibration point unique to each apparatus and a calibration point unique to each subject.

A system and method for assessing patient movement for Parkinson's disease includes capturing a video of a subject performing a finger tapping sequence comprising a predetermined number of open and close periods. According to an exemplary embodiment, a system and method includes extracting a region of interest for each frame of the video and generating a projection of the region of interest for each frame of the video using perpendicular vector projections in a direction or plurality of directions.

The invention discloses a virtual piano based on 3D depth camera module and a method for realizing same. The virtual piano comprises a projection device, a 3D depth camera module, a player, a communication module and a processing module. The projection device is used for projecting the piano key pattern and transmitting the projected key position parameters to the processing module through the communication module. The 3D depth imaging module is used for collecting the depth image of the user's hand in real time and transmitting it to the processing module through the communication module. Theplayer is used for playing music tones; The processing module is used for analyzing the depth information of the hand according to the depth image of the hand, recognizing the knocking action of thehand, judging the knocking key situation according to the key position parameters, and controlling the player to play the corresponding music tone of the key according to the knocking key situation. The virtual piano can accurately identify the movement of the finger skeleton of the user, accurately judge the position of the finger percussion, play the corresponding music sound, smoothly simulatethe piano playing, and also can bring good interactive experience.

A system based on a standard resistive touch screen that is capable of detecting double point or finger taps or gestures, and districting them from single point or finger taps or gestures. The system uses either a standard analog touch controller capable of four measurement types or a modified analog touch controller capable of six or more measurement types, and the fixed known resistance ratio of the touch film layers, to calculate an approximation of the location of up to two separate touch points on the screen. A collection of the location samples is used to detect different single and double finger gestures.

The invention discloses a method for recognizing key positions on a keyboard of a touch screen, a method for feeding back input values on the keyboard of the touch screen and a method for clicking input on the touch screen. The method for recognizing the key positions on the keyboard of the touch screen comprises the following steps that three driving motors are arranged for the touch screen to drive three vibrators different in polarization direction respectively; each time before input, recognizing vibrations different in direction are defined for all keys; pressed keys vibrate in the defined recognizing vibration directions without generation of input when the fingers of a user slide on all the keys, and the user knows the pressed keys by perceiving the recognizing vibrations; clicking actions of the fingers are confirmed with the combination of pressure perception when each key is clicked by the corresponding finger of the user, and thus input is generated.