Bioacoustic control system, method and apparatus
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1. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising:
- receiving one or more bioacoustic signals, each signal related to one or more hand gestures;
determining the identity of the one or more hand gestures based on a positive correlation between the received signals and predetermined hand gesture data; and
selectively issuing one or more commands associated with the identified hand gesture for activating one or more functions of the electronic device.
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Abstract
Bioacoustic sensors and wireless technologies are used for the control of electronic devices, such as a wireless telephones, pagers, music/media players or personal, laptops and personal digital assistant devices (PDA). Such control is implemented with certain systems, methods and apparatus which include bioacoustic sensors, a processor coupled to the bioacoustic sensors, and a transmitter coupled to the processor. The present invention is operative to detect particular hand and/or finger gestures, and to transmit control signals corresponding to the gestures for operative control of an electronic device.
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1. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising:
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receiving one or more bioacoustic signals, each signal related to one or more hand gestures;
determining the identity of the one or more hand gestures based on a positive correlation between the received signals and predetermined hand gesture data; and
selectively issuing one or more commands associated with the identified hand gesture for activating one or more functions of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wrist adaptable wireless apparatus for invoking functions of a portable wireless device, comprising:
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a processor coupled to at least one piezo-electric contact microphone which receives sensor signal data;
a storage facility for storing a plurality of gesture patterns, wherein the processor is operative to compare sensor signal data with the plurality of gesture patterns, to detect a substantial match between the sensor signal data and one of the plurality of gesture patterns, and to select one of a plurality of user input commands associated with the match, wherein the plurality of user input commands correspond to a plurality of functions of the portable wireless device; and
a wireless transmitter coupled to said processor and operative to wirelessly transmit the user input command to the portable wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless control system comprising:
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a bioacoustic sensor component;
a digital processor coupled to the sensor component;
a storage component for storing gesture pattern data indicative of a plurality of gestures, each gesture corresponding to a unique one of a plurality of electronic device commands wherein the processor is operative to compare acoustic sensor signals with the gesture pattern data and to select one of the electronic device commands corresponding to a gesture that correlates with the acoustic sensor signals; and
a wireless transmitter and antenna coupled to the processor and operative to transmit the electronic device command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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training a user in one or more hand gestures so that the one or more hand gestures corresponds to one or more device commands;
receiving one or more bioacoustic signals, each signal related to the one or more hand gestures;
determining the identity of the one or more hand gestures based on a positive correlation between the received signals and predetermined hand gesture data; and
transmitting one or more commands associated with the identified hand gesture for activating one or more functions of the electronic device.
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