INTERACTIVE INPUT DEVICE

• US 20130339850A1
• Filed: 06/14/2013
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Muzik, LLC
• Original Assignee: Muzik, LLC
• Inventors: Hardi, Jason, Cawley, John
• Application Number:
  US13/918,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20130339850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/04 Hand wheels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An implementation of the technology includes a control device that is used in conjunction with a computing device (e.g. a media player or smartphone), that allows a user to control the operation of the computing device without directly handling the computing device itself. This allows the user to interact with the computing device in a more convenient manner.

Claims

1. A system for interacting with an application on a processing apparatus, comprising:

an input module;

a processing module; and

a transmission module;

wherein the input component is configured to detect a tactile input applied by a user;

wherein the processing component is configured to translate the input into an application command; and

wherein the transmission component is adapted to transmit the command to the processing apparatus.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the tactile input comprises one or more of the following:

a momentary touching gesture, a sustained touching gesture, and a swiping gesture.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the tactile input comprises a series of two of more of the following:

a momentary touching gesture, a sustained touching gesture, and a swiping motion gesture.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing component is configured to determine a number of fingers used by the user to apply the input.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processing component is configured to translate the input into an application command based on the number of fingers detected.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more audio speakers.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the application is a media management application.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing apparatus is one of the following:

a media player, a smartphone, a gaming device, and a computer.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the command comprises a command to control a media playback function of the processing apparatus.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the command comprises a command to transmit a message to a recipient through a communications network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the communications network comprises one or more of the following:

a LAN, a WAN, the internet, and a cellular network.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the recipient is a communications device, a social media website, an email server, and a telephone.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising a steering wheel for controlling a vehicle.