HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE (HID)

• US 20100013758A1
• Filed: 07/18/2008
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Keshavachar, Bhaktha, Biswas, Ashim
• Granted Patent: US 8,358,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means

Abstract

A user may wear the radio frequency human interface device on a body portion and move the body portion over any even and un-even surface that is not touch sensitive to provide inputs. The radio frequency human interface device may sense, encode, and provide the radio frequency signals to a computing system. The computing system may be provisioned with a radio frequency reader that may receive the radio frequency signal and decode the radio frequency signal before responding to the input. Also, a plurality of users may use radio frequency human interface devices to provide inputs to the computing system concurrently.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a radio frequency human interface device, wherein the radio frequency human interface device is to provide radio frequency signals, wherein a user is to wear the radio frequency human interface device on a body portion and move the body portion over any surface to provide inputs, and

a computing system coupled to the radio frequency human interface device, wherein the computing system is to receive the radio frequency signal and decode the radio frequency signal before responding to the input.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency human interface device comprising:

a sensor, wherein the sensor is to receive inputs,

a data encoder coupled to the sensor, wherein the data encoder is to generate encoded data using the inputs, and

a radio frequency chip coupled to the data encoder, wherein the radio frequency chip is to generate the radio frequency signal using the encoded data and transmit the radio frequency signal to the computing system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensor is to sense the inputs provided by the movement of the body portion on the surface that is not touch sensitive.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency human interface device is foldable for easy storage.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein

a first radio frequency human interface device is to provide a first input, wherein the user is to wear the first radio frequency human interface device on a first body portion, and

a second radio frequency human interface device is to provide a second input concurrent with the first input, wherein the user is to wear the second radio frequency human interface device on a second body portion to provide the second input.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first input is to represent the movement of the first body portion and the second input is to represent the movement of the second body portion, wherein the first body portion is a first finger and the second body portion is a second finger of the hand of the user.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the first radio frequency human interface device is associated with a first tag identifier and the second radio frequency human interface device is associated with a second tag identifier.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first input and the second input together is to zoom an image stored in the computing system.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein a plurality of radio frequency human interface devices is used to provide a plurality of inputs, wherein the plurality of inputs define a plurality of action in a video game.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein a first group of devices and a second group of devices of the plurality of radio frequency interface devices may be used by a first group of users and a second group of users to provide the inputs concurrently.

11. A method comprising:

providing radio frequency signals to a computing system using a radio frequency human interface device, wherein a user is to wear the radio frequency human interface device on a body portion and move the body portion over any surface to provide inputs, and

receiving the radio frequency signal in the computing system, wherein the radio frequency signal is decoded before responding to the input.

12. The method of claim 11 comprising:

generating encoded data after encoding the inputs sensed by the radio frequency human interface device,

generating the radio frequency signal using the encoded data, and

transmitting the radio frequency signal to the computing system.

13. The method of claim 12 comprising sensing the inputs provided by the movement of the body portion on the surface that is not touch sensitive.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the radio frequency human interface device is foldable for easy storage.

15. The method of claim 11 comprising:

providing a first input using a first radio frequency human interface device, wherein the user is to wear the first radio frequency human interface device on a first body portion, and

providing a second input concurrent with the first input, wherein the user is to wear the second radio frequency human interface device on a second body portion to provide the second input.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first input is to represent the movement of the first body portion and the second input is to represent the movement of the second body portion, wherein the first body portion is a first finger and the second body portion is a second finger of the hand of the user.

17. The method of claim 15 comprising assigning a first tag identifier to the first radio frequency human interface device and a second tag identifier to the second radio frequency human interface device.

18. The method of claim 17 comprising zooming by using the first input and the second input, wherein the zooming zooms-in and zooms-out an image stored in the computing system.

19. The method of claim 15 comprising using a plurality of radio frequency human interface devices to provide a plurality of inputs, wherein the plurality of inputs define a plurality of action in a video game.

20. The method of claim 19 comprising using a first group of devices and a second group of devices of the plurality of radio frequency interface devices respectively by a first group of users and a second group of users to provide the inputs concurrently.

21. An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of radio frequency components, and

a flexible housing,

wherein the flexible housing is to embody the plurality of radio frequency components,

wherein a user is to wear the flexible housing on a body portion and move the body portion over any surface to provide inputs,

wherein the plurality of radio frequency components is to provide radio frequency signals using the inputs.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the plurality of radio frequency components comprising:

a sensor, wherein the sensor is to receive inputs,

a data encoder coupled to the sensor, wherein the data encoder is to generate encoded data using the inputs, and

a radio frequency chip coupled to the data encoder, wherein the radio frequency chip is to generate the radio frequency signal using the encoded data and transmit the radio frequency signal to the computing system.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the sensor is to sense the inputs provided by the movement of the body portion on the surface that is not touch sensitive.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the flexible housing is foldable for easy storage.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the plurality of radio frequency components embodied in the flexible housing is identified by a tag identifier associated with the radio frequency components.