MOTION AND GESTURE INPUT FROM A WEARABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- one or more light emitters capable of emitting light at a user'"'"'s body part;
one or more optical sensors capable of detecting a first reflectance of the emitted light, wherein the first reflectance is associated with movement of one or more tendons located in the body part; and
logic capable of determining a gesture from the first reflectance and further capable of associating a command with the determined gesture.
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Abstract
This relates to a device that detects a user'"'"'s motion and gesture input through the movement of one or more of the user'"'"'s hand, arm, wrist, and fingers, for example, to provide commands to the device or to other devices. The device can be attached to, resting on, or touching the user'"'"'s wrist, ankle or other body part. One or more optical sensors, inertial sensors, mechanical contact sensors, and myoelectric sensors can detect movements of the user'"'"'s body. Based on the detected movements, a user gesture can be determined. The device can interpret the gesture as an input command, and the device can perform an operation based on the input command. By detecting movements of the user'"'"'s body and associating the movements with input commands, the device can receive user input commands through another means in addition to, or instead of, voice and touch input, for example.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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one or more light emitters capable of emitting light at a user'"'"'s body part; one or more optical sensors capable of detecting a first reflectance of the emitted light, wherein the first reflectance is associated with movement of one or more tendons located in the body part; and logic capable of determining a gesture from the first reflectance and further capable of associating a command with the determined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a strap attached to the device, wherein the strap comprises a first band; and logic capable of measuring a change in one or more characteristics associated with movement of the first band in response to movement of one or more tendons located in a user'"'"'s body part, determining a gesture based on the change in the one or more characteristics, and associating a command with the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable electronic device comprising:
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one or more electrodes capable of detecting a change in capacitance associated with movement of one or more tendons located in a user'"'"'s body part; and logic capable of determining a gesture based on the movement and further capable of associating a command with the determined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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16. A method of determining a gesture comprising:
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detecting a signal, wherein the signal is a reflectance, change in capacitance, or change in resistance associated with movement of one or more tendons located in the body part; determining the gesture from the signal; and associating a command with the determined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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