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Input Device

  • US 20140104180A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2013
  • Published: 04/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data entry device, comprising:

  • a housing having a top surface and four side surfaces forming a periphery there around;

    a digital display on the top surface;

    a wrist-band connected to two opposing side surfaces, the wrist band functioning to removably attach the housing to a person'"'"'s wrist;

    at least one panel on each of the two remaining, unbanded, side surfaces;

    at least two bumps on each of at least one panel on each side, each bump configured to receive the touch of a finger-tip, each bump defining a zone enabled with sensor technology at least in a zone surrounding said bump to respond to finger-tip pressure toward one of at least two preferred directions on the panel; and

    a programmable processor coupled with memory inside the housing, the processor in signal communication with the sensor technology and the digital display and programmed to associate each bump with a stored menu and each preferred direction with a functionality;

    whereas, with the thumb and index fingers of each hand hovering over the unbanded side surfaces, a functionality can be selected by touching at least one of the bumps with one of the hovering fingers to cause a menu to be displayed by the integrated processor on the digital display and thereafter urging the touching finger toward one of the preferred directions as indicated by the menu.

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