GENERATING AN INPUT COMMAND

• US 20160328034A1
• Filed: 11/10/2014
• Published: 11/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: KRGER, THORSTEN
• Granted Patent: US 9,952,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0331 Finger worn pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0382 Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An arrangement for generating an input command having two essentially ring-shaped input elements which are spatially separate from each other, for securing to respectively a hand is provided. A processing unit for generating an input command in accordance with predefined interacting input patterns is provided. A method for generating an input command is also disclosed, wherein when an instance of touching occurs a respective input pattern is determined in at least two spatially separated input elements. An associated input command is generated from the respective input patterns as a function of input patterns which interact in a predetermined way.

Claims

1. An arrangement for generating an input command, comprising

at least two essentially annular input elements which are spatially separated from one another and are arranged for attachment to one hand each, wherein the input elements each comprise touch-sensitive regions by means whereby a respective input pattern can be determined when they are touched;

a processing unit for generating an input command from the respective input patterns as a function of input patterns which interact in a predetermined way.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is embodied integrated into one of the input elements.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is arranged in a computer.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is arranged in a mobile or permanently installed device which can be controlled by the input elements.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the respective input elements have at least one respective interface for communicating with at least one of the processing unit and/or with one another.

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein the respective interfaces are embodied as wireless interfaces or as cable-bound interfaces.

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the input elements has an energy accumulator as an internal voltage source.

8. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the input elements is configured with an evaluation unit for evaluating instances of touching and for determining the respective input patterns.

16. An arrangement for generating an input command as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two essentially annular input elements which are spatially separated from one another are further arranged for attachment to at least one finger.

9. A method for generating an input command, wherein

when an instance of touching occurs a respective input pattern is determined in at least two spatially separated input elements;

an associated input command is generated from the respective input patterns as a function of input patterns which interact in a predetermined way.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the input command is generated as a function of an assignment rule, wherein the assignment rule assigns an input command to a combination of input patterns.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the respective input pattern

is determined by means of respective touch-sensitive regions of the input elements;

is made available at a respective interface of the input elements.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the respective input pattern is received by a processing unit, and the input command is generated by the processing unit.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein, in order to determine the respective input pattern, a chronological and/or spatial profile of an instance of touching of the respective touch-sensitive regions is determined.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein a respective individual input command is determined by means of an evaluation unit of at least one input element on the basis of a respective chronological and/or spatial profile of touching of the respective touch-sensitive regions of at least one input element.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one first input pattern, which can be determined at a first input unit, is transmitted to a second input unit, and a second input pattern, which can be determined at the second input unit, and at least the first input pattern are made available by means of an interface of the second input unit.