FINGER KEYPAD SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for using finger segments of the hand of a user as a 12-key input device, where one or more processors are programmed to perform steps comprising:
- associating the three segments of each finger of a human hand with respective successive keys of a 12-key keypad;
detecting the thumb of the hand tapping on a selected finger segment;
determining the 12-key value corresponding to the selected finger segment; and
converting successive 12-key values to corresponding alpha-numeric values.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for creating a finger keypad using the twelve finger segments of the human hand as a 12-key keypad are presented. In one embodiment, the finger segments are each associated with respective successive keys of a 12-key keypad, and a sensor device worn on the thumb or the wrist detects the thumb of the hand tapping on a selected finger segment and produces an output signal which varies based on which finger segment is tapped. A processor associated with the sensor device converts the output signals to corresponding 12-key values, and the 12-key values are converted to corresponding alpha-numeric values.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for using finger segments of the hand of a user as a 12-key input device, where one or more processors are programmed to perform steps comprising:
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associating the three segments of each finger of a human hand with respective successive keys of a 12-key keypad; detecting the thumb of the hand tapping on a selected finger segment; determining the 12-key value corresponding to the selected finger segment; and converting successive 12-key values to corresponding alpha-numeric values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A finger keypad system using the twelve segments of the human fingers as the 12 keys of a 12-key keypad, comprising:
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a wearable keypad entry device configured for releasable attachment to a user'"'"'s thumb or wrist in the vicinity of the fingers and having a sensor device configured to detect the thumb tapping on respective segments of the user'"'"'s four fingers and to produce a sensor output signal which varies depending on which finger and finger segment is tapped; and a processor unit comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable programmed modules stored therein and a processor communicatively coupled with the non-transitory computer readable medium for executing the programmed modules stored therein; the programmed modules including a finger keypad converter module configured to be executed by the processor, the converter module configured to receive sensor output signals from the sensor device tapping a finger segment of a human hand and to convert the sensor output signal into the 12-key value corresponding to the tapped finger segment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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