Information input system using bio feedback and method thereof
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1. An information input method comprising:
- detecting motion information of hands and fingers in space;
determining locations of the hands and fingers by interpreting the detected motion information; and
inputting location information corresponding to the determined locations of the hands and fingers.
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Abstract
An information input method of a computer system having a virtual keyboard includes detecting motion information of a user'"'"'s hands and fingers, determining the locations of the user'"'"'s hands and fingers by interpreting the detected motion information, displaying an input apparatus having a predetermined shape on the virtual keyboard of a screen based on the determined locations of the user'"'"'s hands and fingers, and applying force to a finger corresponding to the location where information is input, if the input information is input by the displayed input apparatus.
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1. An information input method comprising:
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detecting motion information of hands and fingers in space;
determining locations of the hands and fingers by interpreting the detected motion information; and
inputting location information corresponding to the determined locations of the hands and fingers. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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2. An information input method of a computer system having a virtual keyboard, the information input method comprising:
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detecting motion information of hands and fingers;
determining locations of the hands and fingers by interpreting the detected motion information;
displaying a virtual input apparatus having a predetermined shape on a virtual keyboard of a screen by referring to the determined locations of the hands and fingers; and
applying a force to a finger corresponding to the location where information is input, if information is input using the displayed virtual input apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20)
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9. An information input system comprising:
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sensors attached to predetermined parts of hands and/or fingers to sense motions of the hands and/or fingers to produce motion information;
an information input processing unit to convert the motion information of the hands and/or fingers into location information of the hands and/or fingers, to display an input apparatus having a predetermined shape on a virtual keyboard based on the location information of the hands and/or fingers, to determine one of the fingers and hands which input information, and to send an information input completion signal to the one finger and/or hand;
a processor to convert the motion information detected by said sensors into data having a predetermined form, to send the converted data to said information input processing unit, and to receive the information input completion signal of the one finger and/or hand corresponding to the input information from said information input processing unit; and
a force generating units attached to predetermined parts of the fingers and/or hands, one of said force generating units to apply a force to the one finger and/or hand if an information input completion signal is received from said processor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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12. An information input system to input information to a computer, the information input system comprising:
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sensors attached to predetermined parts of hands and/or fingers to sense a motion of the hands and/or fingers;
a processor to interpret a location of the hands and/or fingers based on the sensed motion of the hands and/or fingers detected by said sensors, to send the interpreted location to the computer, and to receive an information input completion signal from the computer; and
force generating units attached to other predetermined parts of the hands and/or fingers and, if the information input completion signal generated by said processor is received from said processor, to apply a force to one of the hands and/or fingers which input information.
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27. An information input device attached to an appendage of a part of a body performing input to control a virtual input device generated by a computer, comprising:
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a sensor to contact a first portion of the appendage to detect a motion of the first portion corresponding to the input to control the virtual input device, and to send the sensed motion to the computer; and
a force generating unit to contact a second portion of the appendage, to receive an input completion signal from the computer indicating that the input has controlled the virtual input device, and to apply a force to the second portion of the appendage based upon the received input completion signal.
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36. An information input system, comprising:
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a sensor attachable to an appendage to detect a relative motion of a part of the appendage relative to other parts of the appendage, and to send motion information according to the relative motion; and
an information input unit to generate a virtual input device, and to operate the virtual input device according to the motion information received from said sensor.
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41. A computer readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing an information input method performed by a computer to be connected to a sensor attached to a first portion of an appendage, the method comprising:
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receiving motion information from the sensor, the motion information being generated in accordance with a motion of the first portion of the appendage relative to a second portion of the appendage;
interpreting the received motion information to determine a location of the first portion of the appendage;
generating a virtual input device and a virtual appendage; and
moving the virtual appendage in accordance with the determined location of the first portion of the appendage to operate the virtual input device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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