Inertial Sensor Input Device
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1. An input device, comprising:
- a headset configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s head;
a sensor secured by the headset, wherein the sensor is configured to determine a movement of the headset; and
a processing component in electrical communication with the sensor and configured to suppress a portion of signals received from the sensor, wherein suppression is based on a speed, direction or distance of the movement of the headset;
wherein the sensor or processing component is configured to produce position information for controlling a computer element.
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Abstract
Head motion input devices for providing control to a computer are described.
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34 Claims
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1. An input device, comprising:
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a headset configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s head; a sensor secured by the headset, wherein the sensor is configured to determine a movement of the headset; and a processing component in electrical communication with the sensor and configured to suppress a portion of signals received from the sensor, wherein suppression is based on a speed, direction or distance of the movement of the headset; wherein the sensor or processing component is configured to produce position information for controlling a computer element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An input device, comprising:
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a headset configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s head; a sensor secured by the headset, wherein the sensor is configured to determine a movement of the headset; and a processing component in electrical communication with the sensor and configured to transform the movement of the headset into input for a computer which indicate a change in camera angle, wherein greater movement corresponds to a faster change in camera angle and lesser movement corresponds to a slower change in camera angle.
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16. An input device, comprising:
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a headset configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s head; a state sensor secured by the headset, wherein the state sensor is configured to determine a movement of the headset; a biometric sensor secured by the headset, wherein the biometric sensor is configured to determine electric activity from the user'"'"'s head; and a processing component in electrical communication with the state sensor and the biometric sensor configured to create an input signal for a computing device from signals received from the state sensor and the biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a sensor, where the signal corresponds to movement of a user'"'"'s head on which the sensor is located; suppressing a portion of the signal from the sensor to create a modified signal, wherein the suppressing is based on a speed, direction or distance of movement of the user'"'"'s head as indicated by the signal; transforming the signal to input for a computer, wherein the input includes position information for controlling a computer element; and sending the input to a computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving input from a head motion input device, wherein the input corresponds to motion or orientation detected by a gyroscope, a magnetometer or a combination thereof, corresponding the input to instructions to move a computer element a distance; selecting an anchor point in a grid; at a predetermined time, determining whether the distance is above or below a threshold; and if the distance is below the threshold, not moving the computer element and if the distance is above the threshold, moving the computer element the distance. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a sensor, where the signal corresponds to movement or orientation of a user'"'"'s head on which the sensor is located; suppressing a portion of the signal from the sensor to create a modified signal, wherein the suppressing is based on a speed, direction or distance of movement of the user'"'"'s head as indicated by the signal; transforming the signal to input for a computer; and sending the input to a computer
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33. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving a state signal from a state sensor, where the signal corresponds to movement or orientation of a user'"'"'s head on which the state sensor is located; receiving a biometric signal from a biometric sensor, wherein the biometric sensor is configured to determine electric activity from the user'"'"'s head; transforming the state signal and biometric signal to input for a computer; and sending the input to a computer.
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34. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a sensor, where the signal corresponds to movement of a user'"'"'s head on which the sensor is located; transforming the signal to input for a computer, wherein the input includes camera angle information for controlling a computer element, wherein greater movement corresponds to faster camera angle change and lesser movement corresponds to slower camera angle change; and sending the input to a computer.
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