APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR USER INTERFACE

• US 20140129233A1
• Filed: 03/29/2013
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: CHUNG, Eui Sok, LEE, Yun Keun, JEON, Hyung Bae, JUNG, Ho Young, KANG, Jeom Ja
• Application Number:
  US13/853,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129233A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00

Abstract

Disclosed is apparatus and system for user interface. The apparatus for user interface comprises a body unit including a groove which is corresponding to a structure of an oral cavity and operable to be mounted on upper part of the oral cavity; a user input unit receiving a signal from the user'"'"'s tongue in a part of the body unit; a communication unit transmitting the signal received from the user input unit; and a charging unit supplying an electrical energy generated from vibration or pressure caused by movement of the user'"'"'s tongue.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a user interface comprising:

a body unit including a groove which corresponds to a structure of an oral cavity and operable to be mounted on upper part of the oral cavity;

a user input unit receiving a signal from the user'"'"'s tongue in a part of the body unit;

a communication unit transmitting the signal received from the user input unit; and

a charging unit supplying an electrical energy generated from vibration or pressure caused by movement of the user'"'"'s tongue.

2. The apparatus for user interface of claim 1,

wherein the user input unit further comprises a movement sensing unit operable to detect a movement of the user'"'"'s tongue;

and a touch sensor operable to detect a touch input of the user'"'"'s tongue, and

wherein the signal which the user input unit receives is generated by a movement or a touch input of the user'"'"'s tongue.

3. The apparatus for user interface of claim 1,

wherein the apparatus for user interface further comprises a microphone receiving a user voice signal, and

the communication unit transmits the user voice signal.

4. The apparatus for user interface of claim 3,

wherein the apparatus for user interface further comprises a speaking unit operable to play the signal received by the communication unit.

5. The apparatus for user interface of claim 1,

wherein the apparatus for user interface further comprises a storage battery unit which stores the electrical energy generated by the charging unit, and supplies the stored electrical energy.

6. The apparatus for user interface of claim 2,

wherein the movement sensing unit is included in a part of the body unit corresponding to the user'"'"'s oral cavity and operable to detect the movement of the user'"'"'s tongue in the part of the body unit.

7. The apparatus for user interface of claim 2, wherein the touch sensor is included in a part of the body unit corresponding to the user'"'"'s front tooth, and operable to detect the user'"'"'s touch input in the part of the body.

8. The apparatus for user interface of claim 1,

wherein the charging unit is included in a part of the body unit which is against the user'"'"'s back tooth, and supplies the electrical energy generated from vibration or pressure caused by movement of user'"'"'s tongue in the part of the body.

9. A user interface system comprising:

an apparatus for user interface which receives a signal from a user'"'"'s tongue in a part of a body unit including a groove which is corresponding to a structure of an oral cavity and operable to be mounted on upper part of the oral cavity and transmits the received signal; and

a wearable computer which provides a visual information to the user and has a shape of glasses.

10. The user interface system of claim 9, wherein the apparatus for user interface comprises,

a body unit including a groove which is corresponding to a structure of an oral cavity and operable to be mounted on upper part of the oral cavity;

a user input unit receiving a signal from the user'"'"'s tongue in a part of the body unit;

a communication unit transmitting the signal received from the user input unit; and

a charging unit supplying an electrical energy generated from vibration or pressure caused by movement of the user'"'"'s tongue.

11. The user interface system of claim 10, the user input unit further comprises a movement sensing unit operable to detect a movement of the user'"'"'s tongue;

and a touch sensor operable to detect a touch input of the user'"'"'s tongue, and

wherein the signal which the user input unit receives comprises a signal generated from the movement or the touch input of the user'"'"'s tongue.

12. The user interface system of claim 10, wherein the user interface system further comprises a microphone receiving a user voice signal, and

the communication unit transmits the user voice signal.

13. The user interface system of claim 12, wherein the user interface system further comprises a speaking unit operable to play the signal received by the communication unit.

14. The user interface system of claim 10, wherein the user interface system further comprises a storage battery unit which stores the electrical power generated by the charging unit, and supplies the stored electrical power.

15. The user interface system of claim 11, wherein the movement sensing unit is included in a part of the body unit corresponding to the user'"'"'s oral cavity and operable to detect the movement of the user'"'"'s tongue in the part of the body unit.

16. The user interface system of claim 11, wherein the touch sensor is included in a part of the body unit which is against user'"'"'s front tooth, and operable to detect the user'"'"'s touch input in the part of the body.

17. The user interface system of claim 10, wherein the charging unit is included in a part of the body unit corresponding to the user'"'"'s back tooth, and supplies the electrical energy generated from vibration or pressure caused by movement of the user'"'"'s tongue in the part of the body.