Data input glove having conductive finger pads and thumb pad, and uses therefor
First Claim
1. A data input glove comprising:
- (a) a glove comprising fingers and a palm;
(b) one or more conductive finger tip pads positioned generally on one or more finger tips of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector;
(c) one or more conductive palm pads positioned generally on the palm of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector;
wherein the foregoing elements of (a), (b) and (c) are configured such that contacting any of the finger pad(s) with any of the palm pad(s) forms a closed circuit, thereby generating a binary signal.
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Abstract
A data input glove including a gloved body at least some of whose fingertip portions have conductive fingertip pad elements thereon, operatively connected to an output connector, and at least one conductive palm pad positioned on a palm portion of the gloved body and operatively connected to an output connector, wherein contact between a finger pad and a palm pad generates a signal. The signal may be processed by computer processor to provide a desired output, e.g., synthesized speech or other analogue or digital output in a suitable medium. The data glove is useful for inputting data in a covert manner, as well as communicationally enabling disabled persons with the aid of a computer, such as a handheld, wearable, or desktop computer.
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27 Claims
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1. A data input glove comprising:
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(a) a glove comprising fingers and a palm; (b) one or more conductive finger tip pads positioned generally on one or more finger tips of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector; (c) one or more conductive palm pads positioned generally on the palm of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector; wherein the foregoing elements of (a), (b) and (c) are configured such that contacting any of the finger pad(s) with any of the palm pad(s) forms a closed circuit, thereby generating a binary signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data input glove comprising:
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(a) a glove comprising fingers and a palm; (b) one or more conductive finger tip pads positioned generally on the finger tips of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector; and
,(c) one or more conductive palm pads positioned generally on the palm of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector; wherein the foregoing elements are configured such that contacting any of the finger pads with any of the palm pads forms a closed circuit, thereby generating an electrical signal; and (d) a conductive thumb tip pad; and (e) a conductive lateral index finger pad; configured such that contacting the thumb pad to the lateral index finger pad forms a closed circuit, thereby generating an electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication system comprising:
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(a) a data input glove comprising; (i) a glove comprising fingers and a palm; (ii) one or more conductive finger tip pads positioned generally on one or more finger tips of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector; and (iii) one or more conductive palm pads positioned generally on the palm of the glove and operatively connected to an output connector; wherein the foregoing elements, (i), (ii) and (iii) are configured such that contacting any of the finger pad(s) with any of the palm pad(s) forms a closed circuit, thereby generating a binary signal; (b) a computer processor operationally connected to the data input glove and programmably arranged to translate input from the data input glove to an output for output by an output means; (c) an output means operationally connected to the computer processor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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