SKIN MOUNTED INPUT DEVICE
First Claim
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a mount which engages with a person'"'"'s body;
at least one contact sensor on the mount, wherein the contact sensor senses contact of at least a portion of the apparatus at least with an inanimate object that, is not, part of the apparatus; and
at least one wireless transceiver on the mount which receives signals representative of the contact sensor sensing contact between the apparatus and the inanimate object.
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Abstract
A skin mounted input device includes a sensor for sensing contact with a surface and a wireless transceiver for sending an input command responsive to signals from the sensor.
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35 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mount which engages with a person'"'"'s body; at least one contact sensor on the mount, wherein the contact sensor senses contact of at least a portion of the apparatus at least with an inanimate object that, is not, part of the apparatus; and at least one wireless transceiver on the mount which receives signals representative of the contact sensor sensing contact between the apparatus and the inanimate object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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9. (canceled)
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10. A device comprising:
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at least one mount which removably mounts to a person'"'"'s body; a processor; at least one sensor coupled to the mount and accessible to the processor; and at least one tireless transceiver accessible to the processor and which transmits date to a computer, wherein the processor controls the at least one wireless transceiver to transmit the data at least in response to the computer becoming available for data transmission from a state in which the computer was unavailable for data transmission, the data associated with at least one signal from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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17. Method comprising:
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receiving at least one signal from a first apparatus engaged at least partially with a first portion of person'"'"'s hand and receiving at least one signal from a second mount engaged at least partially with a second portion of the person'"'"'s hand different from the first portion; and based on movement of the first mount relative to the second mount identified at least in part based on at least one signal from the first mount and at least one signal from the second mount, transmitting a command to a computer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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20. The apparatus of claim L wherein the contact sensor generates contact signals in sequence as at least a portion of the apparatus is moved against the inanimate object.
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21. The apparatus of claim U wherein the contact sensor is a piezo-based contact sensor.
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