Smart Clothing with Human-to-Computer Textile Interface
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1. A touch-based and/or gesture-based human-to-computer textile interface comprising:
- an article of clothing or clothing accessory; and
an array or mesh of electromagnetic sensors, wherein these electromagnetic sensors are woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory, and wherein these electromagnetic sensors transduce human touch and/or gestures into computer inputs.
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Abstract
This invention is smart clothing with a touch-based and/or gesture-based human-to-computer textile interface which transduces human touch and/or gestures into computer inputs. In an example, this interface can comprise an array or mesh of electroconductive fibers, threads, or yarns which are woven together using a plain weave, a rib weave, a basket weave, a twill weave, a satin weave, a leno weave, or a mock leno weave.
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1. A touch-based and/or gesture-based human-to-computer textile interface comprising:
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an article of clothing or clothing accessory; and an array or mesh of electromagnetic sensors, wherein these electromagnetic sensors are woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory, and wherein these electromagnetic sensors transduce human touch and/or gestures into computer inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A touch-based and/or gesture-based human-to-computer textile interface comprising:
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an article of clothing or clothing accessory; a first electromagnetic energy pathway which is woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory; and a second electromagnetic energy pathway which is woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory, wherein changes in the flows of energy through the first and second electromagnetic energy pathways are used to transduce touch and/or gestures into computer inputs, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the first electromagnetic energy pathway and the longitudinal axis of the second electromagnetic energy pathway are substantially perpendicular. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A touch-based and/or gesture-based human-to-computer textile interface comprising:
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an article of clothing or clothing accessory; a first electromagnetic energy pathway which is woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory; a second electromagnetic energy pathway which is woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory; a third electromagnetic energy pathway which is woven or otherwise integrated into the fabric of the article of clothing or clothing accessory, wherein changes in the flows of energy through the first, second, and third electromagnetic energy pathways are used to transduce touch and/or gestures into computer inputs, wherein the longitudinal axis of the first electromagnetic energy pathway and the longitudinal axis of the second electromagnetic energy pathway are substantially perpendicular, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the second energy electromagnetic pathway and the longitudinal axis of the third electromagnetic energy pathway are separated by a substantially-constant number of radial degrees of the cross-sectional perimeter of a body member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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