Virtual input device for computing
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24. A virtual input data system for inputting data into a computing device, comprising:
- two or more transmitter(s) are removably affixed, attached, or worn on the body of a user and manipulated in space to generate data corresponding to said manipulations;
receiver in sensing distance from said transmitter(s) to wirelessly receive said data; and
electronics connected to said receiver for translating the data and for creating entry and control data and for outputting to the computing device.
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Abstract
A virtual input device or apparatus that replaces the typical mouse, keyboard or other finger manipulated inputs currently used as inputs for any type of computing system such as signals used to control computers, PDAs, Video Games, Multimedia Displays and other similar electronic systems whether of a desktop or mobile configuration.
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83 Claims
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24. A virtual input data system for inputting data into a computing device, comprising:
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two or more transmitter(s) are removably affixed, attached, or worn on the body of a user and manipulated in space to generate data corresponding to said manipulations; receiver in sensing distance from said transmitter(s) to wirelessly receive said data; and electronics connected to said receiver for translating the data and for creating entry and control data and for outputting to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 53)
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28. A virtual method of inputting data into a computing device from interpretive spatial movements of a user, the method comprising:
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creating data by manipulating transmitter(s) within the control of the user; receiving the created data wirelessly; interpreting the created data with a microprocessor; transforming the created data into command data with the microprocessor; and outputting wirelessly the command data to the computing device to control the operation thereof.
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32. A method for generating operating commands to a machine from a virtual input apparatus by body and/or object manipulations, comprising the steps of:
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a. attaching at least two or more transmitters at various locations on a body and/or object manipulated by the end user; b. sensing the manipulation of the transmitters on the body and/or object with respect to each other or to a predetermined point as the end user creates a motion of the attached transmitters to generate output signals; c. receiving and translating the output signals into raw spatial data corresponding to the body and/or object manipulations from the end user; d. feeding the raw spatial data into a command interpreter to provide control signals that can be read by the machine; and e. delivering the control signals to the machine.
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39. A virtual input apparatus generating controls signals to operate electronic devices or a computing system corresponding to a spatial manipulation of body parts in a certain predefined coordinated patterns of motion by the end user, comprising:
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transmitter(s) mounted on body parts easily manipulated to generate output signals corresponding to the patterns of motion of the transmitter(s) with respect to each other and to a predetermined point(s); receiver(s) located in proximity to the transmitter(s) to pick up any output signals therefrom and to act as the predetermined point(s);
electronic circuitry connected to the receiver(s) for processing and transforming the output signals from the transmitter(s) into raw spatial data; andan interpreter commands program associated with the electronics for a selected electronic device turning the raw spatial data into control signals to operate the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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46-1. The virtual input apparatus of claim 39, wherein the electronic circuitry is incorporated into the electronic device to be controlled and the receiver(s) is capable of picking up the output signals from the transmitter(s) when in proximity to an end user or when the electronic device is held in a hand of the end user.
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68. A method for inputting control signals into an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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attaching strategic transmitter(s) on the body of the end user to provide a source of signal outputs; placing receiver(s) in proximity to said transmitter(s) for sensing signal outputs; manipulating parts of the body in a predetermined spatial pattern to create the desired sensed signal outputs; transforming the desired output signals into raw spatial data; interpreting the raw spatial data to correspond with a set of control signals for operating the electronic device; and outputting the control signals via a wired or wireless communication with the electronic device to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A method for controlling electronic device(s) by sensing predetermined patterns of motion of the end user body parts to represent the control signals to operate the electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving predetermined patterns of motion from various body parts of the end user from transmitter(s); affixing said transmitter(s) to the human body in a preselected location so that said transmitter(s) generate spatial relationships when manipulated by motion of the body parts; further affixing one or more transmitter(s) beneath the skin of the body to avoid accidental transmitter(s) damage due moisture, temperature or abrasion; outputting signals from said transmitter(s) corresponding to said predetermined patterns of motion from the body parts; translating the output signals from said transmitter(s) into raw spatial data corresponding to the patterns of motion; interpreting the raw spatial data corresponding to the patterns of motion of the transmitter(s) to generate control signals that can operate the electronic device; and outputting said control signals to said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83)
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