Mobile device controllable with user hand gestures
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a body;
at least one drive wheel coupled with the body;
a control structure configured to automatically control rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel so as to selectively control movement of the body; and
a motion detection system coupled with the control structure and configured to detect a plurality of different movements of a user, the motion detection system including;
a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element is positioned on a different portion of the body; and
a detector configured to detect different movements of the user based upon a detected characteristic of the sensor elements with respect to the movements of the user,wherein different movements of the user detected by the motion detection system comprise hand or body part gestures by the user in which the user moves a hand or body part in one or more directions at a selected distance from a selected portion of the body of the mobile device and in a selected sequence over at least two sensor elements, and wherein the control structure controls rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel to effect different movements of the body of the mobile device based upon different detected movements of the user.
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Abstract
A mobile device includes a body, at least one drive wheel coupled with the body, a control structure configured to automatically control rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel so as to selectively control movement of the body, and a motion detection system coupled with the control structure and configured to detect a plurality of different movements of a user. The control structure controls rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel to effect different movements of the body based upon different detected movements of the user.
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a body; at least one drive wheel coupled with the body; a control structure configured to automatically control rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel so as to selectively control movement of the body; and a motion detection system coupled with the control structure and configured to detect a plurality of different movements of a user, the motion detection system including; a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element is positioned on a different portion of the body; and a detector configured to detect different movements of the user based upon a detected characteristic of the sensor elements with respect to the movements of the user, wherein different movements of the user detected by the motion detection system comprise hand or body part gestures by the user in which the user moves a hand or body part in one or more directions at a selected distance from a selected portion of the body of the mobile device and in a selected sequence over at least two sensor elements, and wherein the control structure controls rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel to effect different movements of the body of the mobile device based upon different detected movements of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling movements of a mobile device, the mobile device including a body, at least one drive wheel coupled with the body, a control structure configured to automatically control rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel, and a motion detection system coupled with the control structure, the method comprising:
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detecting movements of a user via the motion detection system, the motion detection system including; a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element is positioned on a different portion of the body; and a detector configured to detect different movements of the user based upon a detected characteristic of the sensor elements with respect to the movements of the user, wherein different movements of the user detected by the motion detection system comprise hand or body part gestures by the user in which the user moves a hand or body part in one or more directions at a selected distance from a selected portion of the body of the mobile device and in a selected sequence over at least two sensor elements, and via the control structure, controlling rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel to effect different movements of the body of the mobile device based upon different detected movements of the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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