Hand glove mouse

• US 20080259028A1
• Filed: 04/19/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Poitras, Robert, Teepell, Brenda, Moulaison, David
• Application Number:
  US11/785,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20080259028A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves

Abstract

A hand glove mouse, including first, second and third buttons or sensors and a cursor positioner that is not a motion or tilt sensor (i.e., a roller ball, a light sensor, etc.) for adjusting the position of a cursor on a computer monitor. In one embodiment the positioner and buttons are located on a users body, but not on the user'"'"'s fingertips. In another embodiment, the first, second and third sensors are load sensors on the user'"'"'s fingertips with an actuation threshold above the load generated by typing. The hand glove mouse also includes a communication means communicating signals generated by the first, second and third buttons or sensors, and by the cursor positioner, to the computer.

Claims

1. A hand glove mouse, comprising:

a first button;

a second button;

an third button;

a cursor positioner for adjusting the position of a cursor on a computer monitor using a light sensor;

a first button attachment for attaching the first button to a first location on a body of a user, the first location being a location other than a fingertip;

a second button attachment for attaching the second button to a second location on a body of a user, the second location being a location other than a fingertip;

a third button attachment for attaching the third button to a third location on a body of a user, the third location being a location other than a fingertip;

a cursor positioner attachment for attaching the cursor positioner to a fourth location on a body of a user, the fourth location being a location other than a fingertip; and

a communication means in communication with a computer, the communication means communicating signals generated by the first button, the second button, the third button, and by the cursor positioner.

2. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, wherein the first button attachment, the second button attachment, and the third button attachment attach the first button, the second button, and the third button to a hand of the user.

3. The hand glove mouse according to claim 2, wherein the first button attachment, the second button attachment, and the third button attachment are sleeves surrounding fingers on the hand of the user.

4. The hand glove mouse according to claim 3, wherein the first button attachment surrounds a middle finger on the hand of the user, the second button attachment surrounds a pointer finger on the hand of the user, and the third button attachment surrounds a thumb on the hand of the user.

5. The hand glove mouse according to claim 4, wherein the third button is an on/off button.

6. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, wherein the cursor positioner is an optical sensor.

7. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, wherein the cursor positioner is a roller ball.

8. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, wherein none of the user'"'"'s fingertips are obstructed when the hand glove mouse is installed on the user'"'"'s body.

9. The hand glove mouse according to claim 8, wherein at least seven of the user'"'"'s fingers are completely unobstructed when the hand glove mouse is installed on the user'"'"'s body.

10. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a full glove worn on a hand of the user.

11. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, wherein the communication means is an electrical signal carrying wire.

12. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, wherein the communication means is wireless.

13. The hand glove mouse according to claim 12, wherein the communication means uses a radio frequency.

14. The hand glove mouse according to claim 12, wherein the communication means uses Bluetooth.

15. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, further comprising programmable software by which a function of the first button, a function of the second button, and a function of the third button, can be reconfigured.

16. The hand glove mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a power source.

17. The hand glove mouse according to claim 16, wherein the power source is rechargeable.

18. The hand glove mouse according to claim 17, wherein the rechargeable power source is recharged by a USB charger that plugs into a USB port of the computer.

19. A hand glove mouse, comprising:

a first button;

a second button;

an third button;

a cursor positioner for adjusting the position of a cursor on a computer monitor using a roller ball;

a first button attachment for attaching the first button to a first location on a body of a user, the first location being a location other than a fingertip;

a second button attachment for attaching the second button to a second location on a body of a user, the second location being a location other than a fingertip;

a third button attachment for attaching the third button to a third location on a body of a user, the third location being a location other than a fingertip;

a cursor positioner attachment for attaching the cursor positioner to a fourth location on a body of a user, the fourth location being a location other than a fingertip; and

a communication means in communication with a computer, the communication means communicating signals generated by the first button, the second button, the third button, and by the cursor positioner.

20. A hand glove mouse, comprising:

a first load sensor on a first fingertip, the second load sensor having an actuation threshold that is above a load that arises during typing on a keyboard;

a second load sensor on a second fingertip, the second load sensor having an actuation threshold that is above the load that arises during typing on a keyboard;

a third load sensor on a third fingertip, the third load sensor having an actuation threshold that is above the load that arises during typing on a keyboard;

a cursor positioner for adjusting the position of a cursor on a computer monitor; and

a communication means in communication with a computer, the communication means communicating signals generated by the first button, the second button, the third button, and by the cursor positioner.