Radio frequency pointing device

• US 20090322680A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Maurizio Sole Festa
• Original Assignee: Maurizio Sole Festa
• Inventors: Festa, Maurizio Sole
• Application Number:
  US12/215,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20090322680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/160
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

A radio frequency pointing device used for controlling a computer pointer/cursor. The device is a glove that has a pointing device mounted on the index finger of the glove, the device communicates with a computer via radio frequency transmissions. The device has ergonomically positioned switches and touch scroll sensors thereon. The device does not need a surface to control the movement of a computer pointer/cursor. A pair of gloves can be used simultaneously to provide the user of the gloves the ability to multitask by using two pointers.

Claims

1. A radio frequency pointing device that does not need a surface to control the positioning of a cursor on a computer interface, comprising:

a first glove, the first glove has an upper and a lower surface, the first glove has a thumb sleeve, an index finger sleeve and a middle finger sleeve, the finger sleeves are cut so that the tips are open;

a right core, the right core attaches to the upper surface of the index finger sleeve of the first glove at a location adjacent to the cut, the right core comprises of a housing, the housing houses a main logic circuit board, logic components, a motion sensor, and a radio multi-channel frequency transceiver;

a scrolling device attaches to the side of the index finger sleeve of the first glove adjacent to the thumb sleeve, the scrolling device being connected to the right core via a scroll circuit;

a first switch, the first switch attaches to the lower surface of the thumb sleeve of the first glove at a position adjacent to the cut and being connected to the right core via a first switch circuit;

a second switch, the second switch attaches to the lower surface of the middle sleeve of the first glove at a position adjacent to the palm of the hand and is connected to the right core via a second switch circuit; and

a power source, the power source attaches to the first glove and is connected via a first power source circuit to the right core.

2. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises of two rotational sensors attached to an accelerometer, the rotational sensors work with the accelerometer to generate an output signal, the rotational sensors are positioned so that they are ninety degrees from each other, thereby forming a first motion sensor axis system.

3. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 2, further comprising:

a second glove, the second glove has an upper and a lower surface, the second glove has a thumb sleeve, an index finger sleeve and a middle finger sleeve, the fingers'"'"' sleeves are cut so that the tips are open;

a left core, the left core attaches to the upper surface of the index finger sleeve of the second glove at a location adjacent to the cut, the left core comprises of a housing, the housing houses a main logic circuit board, logic components, motion sensors, and a radio frequency transceiver;

an on and off switch attaches to the side of the index finger sleeve of the second glove adjacent to the thumb sleeve, the on and off switch is connected to the left core via an on and off switch circuit;

a third switch, the third switch attaches to the lower surface of the thumb sleeve of the second glove at a position adjacent to the cut and is connected to the left core via a third switch circuit;

a fourth switch, the fourth switch attaches to the lower surface of the middle sleeve of the second glove at a position adjacent to the palm of the hand and is connected to the left core via a fourth switch circuit; and

a second power source, the second power source attaches to the second glove and is connected via a second power source circuit to the left core.

4. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 3, wherein the motion sensors are gyroscopic and are positioned within the cores so that when a user moves his index finger in an x, y or z direction, the logic components of the gloves can transmit a signal to a computer interface instructing the computer to move a pointer in a certain direction that corresponds to the users movement of the user'"'"'s index finger.

5. The radio frequency device of claim 4, wherein the power source have the capacity to be charged.

6. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 2, wherein the motion sensors are gyroscopic and are positioned within the cores so that when a user moves his index finger in an x, y or z direction, the logic components of the gloves can transmit a signal to a computer interface instructing the computer to move a pointer in a certain direction that corresponds to the users movement of the user'"'"'s index finger.

7. The radio frequency device of claim 6, wherein the power source have the capacity to be charged.

8. The radio frequency device of claim 2, further comprising a second motion sensor, the second motion sensor comprises of two rotational sensors attached to an accelerometer, the rotational sensors work with the accelerometer to generate an second output signal, the rotational sensors are positioned so that they are ninety degrees from each other, thereby forming a second motion sensor axis system, the second motion sensor is housed within the core so that the second motion sensor axis system is 90 degrees from the first motion sensor axis system.

9. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 8, further comprising:

a second glove, the second glove has an upper and a lower surface, the second glove has a thumb sleeve, an index finger sleeve and a middle finger sleeve, the fingers'"'"' sleeves are cut so that the tips are open;

a left core, the left core attaches to the upper surface of the index finger sleeve of the second glove at a location adjacent to the cut, the left core comprises of a housing, the housing houses a main logic circuit board, logic components, motion sensors, and a radio frequency transceiver;

an on and off switch attaches to the side of the index finger sleeve of the second glove adjacent to the thumb sleeve, the on and off switch is connected to the left core via an on and off switch circuit;

a third switch, the third switch attaches to the lower surface of the thumb sleeve of the second glove at a position adjacent to the cut and is connected to the left core via a third switch circuit;

a fourth switch, the fourth switch attaches to the lower surface of the middle sleeve of the second glove at a position adjacent to the palm of the hand and is connected to the left core via a fourth switch circuit; and

a second power source, the second power source attaches to the second glove and is connected via a second power source circuit to the left core.

10. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 9, wherein the motion sensors are gyroscopic and are positioned within the cores so that when a user moves his index finger in an x, y or z direction, the logic components of the gloves can transmit a signal to a computer interface instructing the computer to move a pointer in a certain direction that corresponds to the users movement of the user'"'"'s index finger.

11. The radio frequency device of claim 10, wherein the power source have the capacity to be charged.

12. The radio frequency pointing device of claim 8, wherein the motion sensors are gyroscopic and are positioned within the cores so that when a user moves his index finger in an x, y or z direction, the logic components of the gloves can transmit a signal to a computer interface instructing the computer to move a pointer in a certain direction that corresponds to the users movement of the user'"'"'s index finger.

13. The radio frequency device of claim 12, wherein the power source have the capacity to be charged.