HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACES FOR PRESSURE SENSITIVE CONTROL IN A DISTRACTED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for increasing selectability and reducing distractibility when controlling a system in a distracted operating environment, comprising:
- receiving a first gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, the first gesture being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric;
receiving a second gesture in temporal proximity to the first gesture on the pressure sensitive input device, the second gesture being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric;
selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on a combination of the first and the second gestures; and
sending the selected control message to the system.
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Abstract
Human machine interfaces that increase selectability and reduce distractibility of an operator controlling a system in a distracted operating environment are disclosed. A method can include receiving a first gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, and receiving a second gesture in temporal proximity to the first gesture on the pressure sensitive input device. The first and second gestures can be characterized by discretized time and pressure metrics. Additionally, the method can include selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on a combination of the first and the second gestures, and sending the selected control message to the system. A total number of control messages can be related to a number of each of the discretized time and pressure metrics for the first and second gestures. Additionally, the size of the discretized time and pressure metrics can be tuned to reduce distraction of the operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for increasing selectability and reducing distractibility when controlling a system in a distracted operating environment, comprising:
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receiving a first gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, the first gesture being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric; receiving a second gesture in temporal proximity to the first gesture on the pressure sensitive input device, the second gesture being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric; selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on a combination of the first and the second gestures; and sending the selected control message to the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a pressure sensitive input device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to; receive a first signal corresponding to a first gesture received on the pressure sensitive input device, the first signal characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric; receive a second signal in temporal proximity to the first signal, the second signal corresponding to a second gesture received on the pressure sensitive input device, the second signal being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric; select a control message from a plurality of control messages based on a combination of the first and the second signals; and send the selected control message to a sub-system being controlled. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium comprising instruction which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
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receiving a first gesture on a pressure sensitive input device, the first gesture being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric; receiving a second gesture in temporal proximity to the first gesture on the pressure sensitive input device, the second gesture being characterized by a discretized time metric and a discretized pressure metric; selecting a control message from a plurality of control messages based on a combination of the first and the second gestures; and sending the selected control message to a sub-system being controlled.
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