METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION BY DESCRIPTION OF THE ALLOWABLE CLOSED TRAJECTORIES

• US 20100259478A1
• Filed: 11/03/2008
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Boris Batyrev, Peteris Smidre
• Original Assignee: Boris Batyrev, Peteris Smidre
• Inventors: Smidre, Peteris, Batyrev, Boris
• Application Number:
  US12/740,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259478A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The method and the device for inputting information by description of the allowable closed trajectories (ACT), the device of the sensors of the characteristic points. The manipulator unit (1-6) allows description by finger, hand, foot ACT from a set, set forth by common initial point (10), the set of the numbered characteristic points (11) with sensors (13), that are on intersections of 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 rays, outgoing from 10 with 1-4 circles with centre in 10, elements of trajectories (12), connecting 10 with 11 by segments, 11 to 11 by arcs or segments. The inputted information is determined in the computing unit (9) by actualised table of information by the number of described ACT (15), which is determined by the table of the numbers of trajectories (14) from sequence of the numbers (16) of 13 actuated at passing 11, control can be visual, tactile at 1-6, visual at the display (7), audio via loudspeaker or headphones (8). Preferably, technique of input is trained to an instinctive level; input is performed by blind method.

Claims

1. The method for inputting information (MII) by description of allowable trajectories (AT), implementing at least, one device (D) for inputting information (DII) by description of AT, implementing the DII that can be either an independent D, or an independent unit of other D, or component of other D, the user inputs information, which is a finite sequence of alphabetical, numeric, sign, graphic, phonetic, stenographic, topographic, music and other symbols and/or symbols of commands used for presentation and/or processing, and/or control in different D and systems in various fields of engineering, science, culture and everyday life, the input information (II) is determined by the number of the described AT according to the table of information (TI) actualised at the moment of input from a nonempty set of TI (STI), and the DII can be of the mono or poly-unit (modular) design, the DII consists of a case (C), at least one manipulator unit (MU), used for description of AT, the said MU includes sensors of at least one of the known types, the said DII can comprise³ a processor (micro controller) (P) (404), random access memory (RAM) (405), built-in read- memory (BROM) (406), built-in flash memory (BFM) (407), display (DU) (408), loudspeaker(s) and/or headphones (L/H) (409), synthesizer of signs (SS) (410), voice synthesizer (VS) (411), information exchange unit (IEU) (412), electrical power unit (EPU), the number of the described AT is determined by hardware or software according to the sequence of sensors of the used MU actuated during such description;

the AT is described using auxiliary information and/or equipment;

control (i.e. monitoring) may be visual on MU and/or DU and/or audio through L/H, control over II may be visual on DU and/or audio through L/H and corrected at MU, then the said II is used for control of DII, sent through the conventional communication channels to other D or through the interface to other units or components of D, containing this DII, which use the information, and the said DII is characterized by the following;

the AT is described from at least one finite numbered set of ACT, for this purpose using MU of DII, which ensures possibility of description of only such trajectories;

³ All or a part of these units can be absent, if their functions perform similar units of D. where information is entered and/or where DII is a unit or component.

the described set of ACT represents the numbered subset of one of the sets of all possible AT that are characterized by;

presence of common initial point (IP), closeness (i.e. the end point coincides with the IP), presence of the set of the numbered characteristic points (CP), located at intersections of outgoing from IP 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 rays with the angles between the adjacent rays 120°

, 90°

, 60°

, 45°

, 30°

with at least one circle (preferably with 1, 2, 3,

     4) with its centre in the IP, the set of elements of trajectories (ET), which are line segments, connecting the IP with the CP, the arcs of circles or line segments, connecting CP between themselves (the location of CP is also possible in other clearly determinable and easily found points, for example, in the corners and on the sides of triangles or squares);

the common IP is associated with the initiating sensor (IS);

each CP is associated with the numbered sensor of the characteristic point (SCP), IS and SCP can be the “

general sensor of the characteristic point”

(GSCP) (the set of sensors with certain a concept of actuation) or the “

virtual sensor of the characteristic point”

(VSCP) (which actuation is determined by calculation according to the data of sensors). IS and the set of all SCP (GSCP, VSCP) can be made in the form of the special miniature electronic D of sensors of characteristic points (DSCP) according to particular embodiments of the MU of DII;

the description of ACT is performed according to particular embodiments (types) of MU of DII either by finger on touch display (TD), touch pad (TP) or panel of sensors (PS), by finger with a marker on TD, TP or PS, by finger using keys (button, slider, disk, switch, regulator), by hand with a marker (stylus, pen) on TD or TP, by hand using a handle (joystick, mouse, steering wheel, steering control, switch, regulator), by hand with MU of DII or DII in the air, or by foot using a pedal, etc.;

the MU of DII is preferably located in the place more suitable for information input (in the particular embodiments of MU of DII, by finger, hand or foot), the IP is to be located in the place which the user can easily remember and find on MU, the IP and preferably the CP and/or ET are visually or tactilly marked on MU;

the key, handle or the pedal should preferably be fixed to IP;

any movement is allowed only along the ET of ACT;

the description of ACT begins in IP, then the IS is actuated, i.e. it sends a signal into its line or its own signal or its number into the common line;

the description of ACT by the ET is performed from IP to one of neighbouring CP (i.e. on the nearest to IP circle), from one CP to one of neighbouring CP (i.e. on the same circle or the same ray), passing CP actuates the associated SCP (GSCP, VSCP), while actuation of other SCP is excluded with high probability, description of ACT is preferably performed without change of direction of rotation either clockwise or counter clockwise in the range of one (full) rotation (for easier memorization, acquisition of skills of input to the instinctive level and increase of speed of input);

the MU of DII is made in such a way that SCP, corresponding to CP passed at description ACT, is considered as actuated according to the embodiment MU of DII without stops and pressure once irrespective of time of stop (delay) in this CP (in the field sensitivity of respective SCP) and pressure force on SCP in CP, according to the embodiment MU of DII with stops or pressure n or m times accordingly

n=min (k, 1+E (T/Δ

T)),

m=min (k, 1+E (G/Δ

G)),

where;

k is the maximum accountable number of actuations of SCP of this CP (it is possible different for different CP), E (x) is the integer part of x, T is the time of stop (delay) in this CP, Δ

T is the period between actuations of sensors, G is the pressure force on SCP in CP, Δ

G is the increment of pressure on sensor. According to the embodiment with stops or pressure, quantity of ACT and respectively volume of II essentially increases.

control over passing through the IP and CP and/or actuation of IS and SCP is visual using MU or DU and/or audio through L/H, and/or, preferably, tactile;

the description of ACT is finished in the IP, and the IS is actuated;

the number of described ACT is determined by hardware or software according to the table of the numbers of trajectories (TNT), establishing a univocal correspondence between the number of ACT and the sequence of the numbers of SCP (GSCP, VSCP) actuated during the description;

TNT is preferably made in such a way so that it would be easily and naturally memorized in association with the description of ACT;

control over the II is visual on D and/or audio through L/H and/or tactile (for blind and vision-impaired individuals (BVIP), preferably on the Braille DU of the creeping line type), the mistakenly entered symbol (ES) is cancelled preferably by input of the specific (corrective) ACT;

replacement of the actualised TI for another from the STI is done preferably by input of the specific ACT;

STI is created changeable, modifiable or unchangeable, it is preferably created in such a fashion that various TI contain information of various meaning (e.g., register shifts, change of alphabets, controlled D, etc), have the order according to the frequency of use and/or sequence of use, information contained in TI have the order according to the meaning and/or tradition (e.g., alphabet, numerical row) so that to facilitate easy memorization, and to possibly minimize the average time of information input (e.g., the most frequently input symbols correspond to the simplest ACT);

Training for acquisition of skills of information input is done by using DII, using auxiliary information and/or means and control of description of ACT (passing CP and actuating SCP) and control of the II, in the process of training the information input skills are preferably honed to an instinctive level, then the auxiliary information and means and control over description of ACT are preferably switched off, and information input is preferably accomplished by blind method (BM).

2. MII by description of AT according to claim 1 (hereinafter referred to as MII by description of ACT), is characterized by the following:

it replaces MII using DII of the type TD, TP, PS, keyboard (key, button, slider, disk, switch, regulator), handle (joystick, mouse, switch, regulator, steering wheel, steering control), pedal, etc in various D in various fields of engineering, science, culture and everyday life;

it increases quality of information processing and control, allows an increase of volume and speed of input, reduces the time of input, probability of mistakes and probability of leaving input mistakes unnoticed, allows training for acquisition of input skills to the instinctive level and inputting information by BM;

it reduces dimensions, weight, and costs of DII, increases their operational characteristics and simplifies the design.

3. DII by description of AT, which can be either an independent D, (ensuring information input in other D through the standard communication channels), or an independent unit of other D (ensuring information input into these D through the interface hardware), or a component (sub-unit) of other D (solving the problem of information input into these D), II, which is a finite sequence of alphabetical, numeric, sign, graphic, phonetic, stenographic, topographic, music and other symbols and/or symbols of commands is input to be used for presentation and/or processing, and/or control in different D and systems (informational, computing, communication, control, electrical engineering, radio engineering, controlling and measuring, armament and military equipment, heavy industries, machine-tool construction, automobile, railroad, air, sea and river transport, education and training, sports, games, etc) in various fields of engineering, science, culture and everyday life, determines II by the number of the described AT according to the actualised at current moment from nonempty set of STI;

it has the mono or poly-unit (modular) design, it consists of a C, at least one MU used for description of AT with the numbered SCP of at least one of the known types (electro-mechanic, capacitive, induction, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, photoelectric, laser, inertial, etc.), it may can comprise⁴ P, RAM, BROM, BFM, DU, L/H, SS, VS, IEU, EPU, determines the number of the described AT using hardware or software by sequence of sensors of MU actuated during such description, allows to conduct description of AT using auxiliary information and/or equipment;

control (i.e. monitoring) may be visual on MU and/or DU and/or audio through L/H, It provides possibility to control over the II visually on DU and/or audio through L/H and to correct the II at MU;

to use the II to control the DII or to send the II through the conventional communication channels to other D or through the interface to other units or components of D, containing this DII, which use the information;

the said DII is characterized by the following;

⁴All or a part of these units can be absent, if their functions perform similar units of D. where information is entered and/or where DII is a unit or component.

it uses the MII by the description of ACT and is used in the said MII;

MU makes it possible to describe AT from at least one finite numbered set of ACT of the MU and only such trajectories;

the described set of ACT represents the numbered subset of one of the sets of all possible AT that are characterized by;

presence of common initial point (IP), closeness (i.e. The end point coincides with the IP), presence of the set of the numbered characteristic points (CP), located at intersections of outgoing from IP 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 rays with the angles between the adjacent rays 120°

, 90°

, 60°

, 45°

, 30°

with at least one circle (preferably with 1, 2, 3,

     4) with its centre in the IP, the set of elements of trajectories (ET), which are line segments, connecting the IP with the CP, the arcs of circles or line segments, connecting CP between themselves. (The location of CP is also possible in other clearly determinable and easily found points, for example, in the corners and on the sides of triangles or squares);

the common IP is associated with the IS;

each CP is associated with the numbered SCP, IS and SCP can be the GSCP (the set of sensors with certain a concept of actuation) or the VSCP (which actuation is determined by calculation according to the data of sensors). The IS and the set of all SCP (GSCP, VSCP) can be made in the form of the special miniature electronic DSCP according to particular embodiments of the MU of DII;

it is made according to particular embodiments (types) of MU, where the description of ACT is accomplished by finger on TD, TP, PS, by finger equipped with a marker on TD, TP, PS, by finger using keys (button, slider, disk, switch, regulator), by hand with a marker (stylus, pen) on TD or TP, by hand using a handle (joystick, mouse, steering wheel, steering control, switch, regulator), by hand with MU of DII or DII in the air, or by foot using a pedal, etc.;

the MU of DII is preferably located in the place more suitable for information input (in the particular embodiments of MU of DII, by finger, hand or foot), the IP is to be located in the place which the user can easily remember and find on MU, the IP and preferably the CP and/or ET are visually or tactilly marked on MU;

the key, handle or the pedal should preferably be fixed to IP;

any movement is allowed only along the ET of ACT;

description of ACT begins in IP, then the IS is actuated, i.e. it sends a signal into its line or its own signal or its number into the common line;

description of ACT by the ET is performed from IP to one of neighbouring CP (i.e. on the nearest to IP circle), from one CP to one of neighbouring CP (i.e. on the same circle or the same ray), during passing CP the SCP (GSCP, VSCP) associated to is actuated, while actuation of other SCP is excluded with high probability, preferably description of ACT is performed without change of direction of rotation either clockwise or counter clockwise in the range of one (full) rotation (for easier memorization, acquisition of skills of input to the instinctive level and increase of speed of input);

the MU of DII is made in such a way that SCP, corresponding to CP passed through during description ACT, is considered actuated according to the embodiment MU of DII without stops and pressure one time, irrespective of time of stop (delay) in this CP (in the field sensitivity of respective SCP) and pressure force on SCP in CP, according to the embodiment MU of DII with stops or pressure n or m times accordingly

n=min (k, 1+E (T/Δ

T)),

m=min (k, 1+E (G/Δ

G)),

where;

k is the maximum accountable number of actuations of SCP of this CP (it is possible different for different CP), E (x) is the integer part of x, T is the time of stop (delay) in this CP, Δ

T is the period between actuations of sensors, G is the pressure force on SCP in CP, Δ

G is the increment of pressure on sensor. According to the embodiment with stops or pressure, quantity of ACT and respectively volume of II significantly increases;

It allows control over passing through the IP and CP and/or actuation of IS and SCP is visual on MU or DU and/or audio through L/H, and/or, preferably, tactile;

description of ACT on MU is finished in the IP, and the IS is actuated;

The number of described ACT on MU is determined by hardware or software according to TNT, establishing a univocal correspondence between the number of ACT and the sequence of the numbers of SCP (GSCP, VSCP) actuated at its description;

TNT is preferably created in such a way so that it would be easily and naturally memorized in association with description of ACT;

it allows to control over the II visually on D and/or audio through L/H and/or tactilly (for blind and vision-impaired individuals (BVIP), preferably on the Braille DU of the creeping line type) and to cancel the mistakenly entered symbol (ES) preferably by input of the specific ACT;

it allows replacement of the actualised TI for another from the STI preferably by input of the specific ACT;

STI can be created changeable, modifiable or unchangeable, it is preferably created in such a fashion that various TI contain information of various meaning (e.g., register shifts, change of alphabets, controlled D, etc), have the order according to the frequency of use and/or sequence of use, information contained in TI have the order according to the meaning and/or tradition (e.g., alphabet, numerical row) so that to facilitate easy memorization, and to possibly minimize the average time of information input (e.g., the most frequently input symbols correspond to the simplest ACT);

it ensures possibility effective training for information input using auxiliary information and/or means and control of description of ACT (passing CP and actuating SCP) and control of the II, in the process of training the information input skills are preferably honed to an instinctive level, then the auxiliary information and means and control over description of ACT are preferably switched off, and information input is preferably accomplished by BM.

4. DII by description of AT according to claim 3 (hereinafter referred to as DII by description of ACT), is characterized by the following:

it can replace and is intended to replace DII of the type TD, TP, PS, keyboard (key, button, slider, disk, switch, regulator), handle (joystick, mouse, switch, regulator, steering wheel, steering control), pedal, etc in various D in various fields of engineering, science, culture and everyday life.

it increases quality of processing information and control, increases the volume and speed of information input, reduces the time required for information input, probability of mistake and probability of input mistake, makes it possible to acquire input skills to the instinctive level, information input by BM and by the BVIP;

it reduces dimensions, weight, and costs of DII, increases their operational characteristics and simplifies the design.

5. DII by description of AT according to claim 3, characterized by the following:

Embodiment of MU is with TD (i.e. MU and DU are combined), TP, and PS without a marker or with a marker attached to finger, or with a hand-held marker (stylus, pen), or in a particular combined embodiment with or without marker.

description of ACT is accomplished either by finger, by finger with an attached marker or with a hand-held marker (stylus, pen);

MU can be made in accordance with various embodiments either with one or several ACT that might differ by location, size, the number of rays, the number of circles, ET (line segments or arcs), with or without counting stops or pressure, the maximal accounted actuated number of SCP;

replacement of the actualised at the moment of input set of ACT and the correspondent TNT is accomplished preferably by input of the specific ACT;

the IS and SCP in the embodiments with implementation of TD and TP are the GSCP, and in the embodiments with PS they are ether sensors or VSCP;

the TD, TP, PS preferably DU bear visual markings (displayed on TD and DU) and/or tactile markings (preferably on TP and PS, especially for the BVIP) IP and preferably the CP and ET, which correspond to either to the actualised or all present in/on MU sets of ACT;

it provides the possibility of control of placement of finger, finger with an attached marker (marker stylus, pen) in IP as well as control over passing through CP and/or actuation of IS and SCP (taking into account the time of stoppage or the force of pressure for the MU embodiments where such features are implemented), which can be done visually on MU or DU and/or, preferably, audio through L/H, and/or tactilly (preferably in the embodiments with TP and PS, especially for information input by BM and by the BVIP).

6. DII by description of ACT, according to claim 3 is characterized by the following:

MU is made according to certain embodiments in the form of a key, button, slider, dial, switch, spherical switch, regulator, etc.;

description of ACT is made by finger if one of the above-mentioned MU embodiments is used;

according to particular embodiments the MU can be with one or several sets of ACT, the latter preferably being subsets of a single set of ACT;

replacement of an actualised set of ACT and the related TNT is preferably done by description of a special ACT;

the IS and SCP can be either sensors of one of the known types (electro-mechanical, capacitive, induction, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, photoelectric, laser, etc), or various embodiments of the DSCP according to particular embodiments the MU;

the MU is fixed in the IP and preferably allows passage through the ET only (i.e. describing the ACT only) of the actualised set of ACT;

the MU preferably bears visual and/or tactile markings of CP and ET that correspond to actualised or all featured sets of ACT;

it allows to control over passage of CP and/or actualisation of SCP (taking into account the stop time or force of pressure according to the embodiment MU that have such features) visually on MU or DU and/or preferably audio through L/H, and/or tactilly, especially for information input by BM and by the BVIP.

7. DII by description of ACT according to claim 3, characterized by the following:

the MU is made according to certain embodiments in the form of a handle, joystick, mouse, lever, switch, spherical switch, regulator, rudder, steering wheel, or etc.;

the description of ACT is carried out by right, left, or one of hands implementing one of above mentioned embodiments of MU;

according to particular embodiments the MU can be with one or several sets of ACT, the latter preferably being subsets of a single set of ACT;

replacement of an actualised set of ACT and the related TNT is preferably done by description of a special ACT;

the IS and SCP can be either sensors of one of the known types (electro-mechanical, capacitive, induction, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, photoelectric, laser, etc), or various embodiments of the DSCP according to particular embodiments the MU;

the MU is fixed in the IP and preferably allows passage through the ET only (i.e. describing the ACT only) of the actualised set of ACT;

the MU preferably bears visual and/or tactile markings of CP and ET that correspond to actualised or all featured sets of ACT;

it allows to control over passage of CP and/or actualisation of SCP (taking into account the stop time or force of pressure according to the embodiment MU that have such features) visually on MU or DU and/or preferably audio through L/H, and/or tactilly, especially for information input by BM and by the BVIP.

8. DII by description of ACT according to claim 3, is characterized by the following:

MU is made in a form of a pedal or PS;

description of ACT is carried out by either right, or left, or one of the feet implementing the above described embodiments of the MU;

MU is made preferably with one simple set of ACT, or with 3, 4, 6, 8 rays, with one circle, or without stops and pressure, or with the counted stops or pressures preferably in the last (previous to returning to IP) CP, preferably ACT, different by the time of stops or force of pressure in the last CP, correspond to the symbols that differ quantitatively and determined by the time of stops or force of pressure;

MU is made preferably with IS and SCP of one of the known types of sensors in embodiment of PS being sensors or VSCP;

the pedal is fixed in IP and allows motion only along ET of ACT (i.e. describing ACT);

it provides the possibility of control of placement of finger, finger with an attached marker (marker stylus, pen) in IP as well as control over passing through CP and/or actuation of IS and SCP (taking into account the time of stoppage or the force of pressure for the MU embodiments where such features are implemented), which can be done visually on MU or DU and/or, preferably, audio through L/H, and/or tactilly (preferably in the embodiments with TP and PS, especially for information input by BM and by the BVIP).

9. DII by description of ACT according to claim 3, is characterized by the following:

embodiment of the MU as an inertial system;

description of ACT is done by hand with either MU, or by DII in the space;

the embodiment of MU is preferably with one simple set of ACT, or with 4, 6, 8 rays, with one circle, or two circles in two perpendicular planes, without stops or pressure;

IS of the kind of a key (button), while SCP represents VSCP or on a basis of inertial sensors of one of the known types, or a special miniature electronic DSCP;

It provides possibility of control over actuation of SCP visually on DU and/or audio through L/H.

10. DII by description of ACT according to claim 3, is characterized by the following:

it is made in the embodiment with at least two combined MU, MU is preferably of the type of a handle (joystick, mouse, lever, etc) with at least one MU, preferably of the type of a key (button, slider, dialling disk, etc) or of the type TP (TD, PS);

- description of ACT using MU of the type of a handle is done by hand, while the description of ACT using MU of the type of a key or TP is done by finger;

preferable is distribution of functions between MU with a type of a handle and MU of the type of a key or TP, e.g. MU of the type of a handle does the input of the most important information or control commands, while MU of the type of a key does the input of auxiliary (additional, service) information.

11. DSCP is a special miniature electronic D of sensors on the basis of sensors of at least of one of the known types (electro-mechanical, capacitor, induction, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, photoelectric, laser, inertial etc.), ET either an integrated circuit, electromagnetic, opt electronic, opt magnetic, or inertial, is characterized by the following:

it combines or integrates in a uniform D a IS and the set of SCP of MU of the proposed DII by description of ACT of the above-described embodiments;

It provides interaction with mechanical components of MU of the proposed embodiments of DII describing ACT, preferably with a type of a key (button, slider, dial, switch, spherical switch, regulator), handle (joystick, mouse, lever, switch, spherical switch, rudder, steering wheel, regulator), pedal, inertial system, records the passage of IP and CP ACT of MU;

it provides interaction with electronic units (P, RAM) of the proposed embodiments of DII, issues the numbers or sequences of the numbers of sequences of the sensors (IS, SCP) actuated during such description of ACT (taking into account of time of a stop and force of pressure in the embodiments that implement such features).