Method and System for Controlling a User Interface of a Device Using Human Breath

• US 20110010112A1
• Filed: 06/10/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pierre Bonnat
• Original Assignee: Pierre Bonnat
• Inventors: Bonnat, Pierre
• Application Number:
  US12/813,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20110010112A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/48
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/16 using a reed

Abstract

Certain aspects of a method and system for controlling a user interface of a device using human breath may include detecting movement caused by expulsion of human breath by a user. In response to the detection of movement caused by expulsion of human breath, one or more control signals may be generated. The generated control signals may control the user interface of a device and may enable navigation and/or selection of components in the user interface. The generated one or more control signals may be communicated to the device being controlled via a wired and/or a wireless signal. The expulsion of the human breath may occur in open space and the detection of the movement caused by the expulsion may occur without the use of a channel. The detection of the movement and/or the generation of the control signals may be performed by a MEMS detector or sensor.

Claims

1. A method for interaction, the method comprising:

detecting movement caused by expulsion of human breath; and

responsive to said detection, generating one or more controls signals, wherein said generated one or more control signals are utilized to control a user interface of a device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said device comprises one or more of a personal computer (PC), a laptop, a notebook computer, a television (TV), a game console, a display device, and/or a handheld device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said handheld device comprises one or more of a mobile telephone, a mobile multimedia player, navigation device and/or a remote controller.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting of said movement caused by said expulsion of said human breath occurs without use of a channel.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting of said movement caused by said expulsion of said human breath is responsive to said human breath being exhaled into open space and onto one or more detectors that enables said detection.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting of said movement and said generating of said one or more control signals are performed utilizing a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS).

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising navigating within said user interface via said generated one or more control signals.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising selecting one or more components within said user interface via said generated one or more control signals.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said generated one or more control signals comprises one or both of a wired and/or a wireless signal.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving one or more inputs defining said user interface from another device.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said another device comprises one or more of a personal computer (PC), a laptop, a notebook computer and/or a handheld device.

12. The method according to claim 1, comprising customizing said user interface so that content associated with one or more received inputs becomes an integral part of said user interface.

13. A system for interaction, the system comprising:

one or more detectors operable to detect movement caused by expulsion of human breath; and

responsive to said detection, one or more circuits operable to generate one or more controls signals, wherein said generated one or more control signals are utilized to control a user interface of a device.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said device comprises one or more of a personal computer (PC), a laptop, a notebook computer, a television (TV), a game console, a display device, and/or a handheld device.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said handheld device comprises one or more of a mobile telephone, a mobile multimedia player, a navigation device, and/or a remote controller.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein said detecting of said movement caused by said expulsion of said human breath occurs without use of a channel.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein said detecting of said movement caused by said expulsion of said human breath is responsive to said human breath being exhaled into open space and onto said one or more detectors.

18. The system according to claim 13, comprising a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), and wherein said MEMS comprises said one or more detectors and said one or more circuits.

19. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits enables navigation within said user interface via said generated one or more control signals.

20. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits enables selection of one or more components within said user interface via said generated one or more control signals.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein said generated one or more control signals comprises one or both of a wired and/or a wireless signal.

22. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits enables receiving of one or more inputs defining said user interface from another device.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein said another device comprises one or more of a personal computer (PC), a laptop, a notebook computer, and/or a handheld device.

24. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits enables customization of said user interface so that content associated with one or more received inputs becomes an integral part of said user interface.