User Interface Devices
First Claim
1. A user interface device comprising:
- a first motion dot operable to attach to a first finger, wherein the first motion dot includes multiple accelerometers for identifying a physical location of the first motion dot; and
a second motion dot logically coupled to the first motion dot and configured to attach to a second finger, wherein the second motion dot having multiple accelerometers is capable of detecting a user input in response to a relative physical position between the first motion dot and the second motion dot.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of user interface having multiple motion dots capable of detecting user inputs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user interface (“UI”) device includes a first motion dot and a second motion dot. The first motion dot is capable of attaching to a first finger and the second motion dot is configured to attach to a second finger. The first finger, in one example, is a thumb and the second finger is an index finger. The first motion dot includes multiple accelerometers used for identifying the physical location of the first motion dot. The second motion dot, which is logically coupled to the first motion dot via a wireless communications network, is capable of detecting a user input in response to a relative physical position between the first and the second motion dots.
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29 Claims
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1. A user interface device comprising:
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a first motion dot operable to attach to a first finger, wherein the first motion dot includes multiple accelerometers for identifying a physical location of the first motion dot; and a second motion dot logically coupled to the first motion dot and configured to attach to a second finger, wherein the second motion dot having multiple accelerometers is capable of detecting a user input in response to a relative physical position between the first motion dot and the second motion dot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing device interface comprising:
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attaching a first motion dot to a first finger and attaching a second motion dot to a second finger; activating the first motion dot and the second motion dot; establishing a wireless communications network between the first motion dot and the second motion dot; identifying a relative reference position between the first motion dot and the second motion dot; detecting a user input in response to relative motion between the first motion dot and the second motion dot with respect to the relative reference position; and performing a task in a portable electronic device in response to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a portable electronic device having a display panel capable of display multiple images; a first motion dot operable to attach to a first finger, wherein the first motion dot includes multiple accelerometers for identifying a physical location of the first motion dot; and a second motion dot logically coupled to the first motion dot and configured to attach to a second finger, wherein the second motion dot having multiple accelerometers is capable of detecting a user input in response to a relative physical position between the first motion dot and the second motion dot. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for providing device interface comprising:
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means for attaching a first motion dot to a first finger and attaching a second motion dot to a second finger; mean for activating the first motion dot and the second motion dot; means for establishing a wireless communications network between the first motion dot and the second motion dot; means for identifying a relative reference position between the first motion dot and the second motion dot; means for detecting a user input in response to relative motion between the first motion dot and the second motion dot with respect to the relative reference position; and means for performing a task in a portable electronic device in response to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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