PROSTHETIC DEVICE CONTROL WITH A WEARABLE DEVICE

• US 20160378100A1
• Filed: 09/23/2015
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dow, Eli M., Fitzsimmons, Thomas D., Harvey, Joseph D., Rohde, Douglas E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,111,761 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/70 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4155 characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45168 Bone prosthesis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

A method, computer program product and computer system for mode selection of a prosthesis is provided. A processor of a wearable device receives a first input from a user. A processor of a wearable device determines the first input indicates a change to a mode of operation of the prosthesis. A processor of a wearable device sends a first command to the prosthesis to change the mode of operation of the prosthesis.

Claims

1. A method for mode selection of a prosthesis, the method comprising:

receiving, by a wearable device, a first input from a user;

determining, by the wearable device, the first input indicates a change to a mode of operation of the prosthesis; and

sending, by the wearable device, a first command to the prosthesis to change the mode of operation of the prosthesis.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the wearable device, a second input from a user;

determining, by the wearable device, the second input indicates a activation operation of the prosthesis; and

sending, by the wearable device, a second command to the prosthesis to activate the prosthesis.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the wearable device is a ring with a touch surface that is rotatable.

4. The method of claim 3, the method further comprising:

in response to the user rotating the touch surface, sending, by the wearable device, the first command.

5. The method of claim 3, the method further comprising:

in response to the user contacting the touch surface, sending, by the wearable device, the second command.

6. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining, by the wearable device, an identity of the user;

identifying, by the wearable device, a profile of the user based, at least in part, of the identity of the user; and

connecting, by the wearable device, to a prosthetic device associated with the profile of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

in response to a detection that the wearable device is removed, preventing, by the wearable device, the sending of the first command.