Computer interface device
First Claim
1. A control device that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action comprising:
- one conductor array connected to two or more surfaces, wherein said conductor array comprises three or more conductors;
wherein said conductor array comprises a first conductor on a first axis of said first surface;
wherein said conductor array comprises a second conductor on a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis;
wherein said conductor array comprises a third conductor on a third axis, perpendicular to said first and second axis;
wherein the first, second and third conductors sense the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement;
a converter that translates the sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data; and
a controller that correlates said three-dimensional vector data into control movement;
wherein said converter comprises circuitry to measure the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to said first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to a second conductor.
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Abstract
A user'"'"'s movements are detected by a capacitive system having one or more conductors. The output from the conductors is amplified and compared to a table of stored output. Thus, the device can eliminate the need to touch a control surface. The control surface such as a computer mouse could be eliminated in favor of merely sensing a user'"'"'s hand movement. Likewise, the array of conductors could be placed in a panel that could be mounted on a wall. Such panels could be used in a factory to sense the movement of workers or a machinery. Indeed, the movements could be analyzed and warnings sounded if a collision is predicted.
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24 Claims
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1. A control device that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action comprising:
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one conductor array connected to two or more surfaces, wherein said conductor array comprises three or more conductors; wherein said conductor array comprises a first conductor on a first axis of said first surface; wherein said conductor array comprises a second conductor on a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis; wherein said conductor array comprises a third conductor on a third axis, perpendicular to said first and second axis; wherein the first, second and third conductors sense the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement; a converter that translates the sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data; and a controller that correlates said three-dimensional vector data into control movement; wherein said converter comprises circuitry to measure the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to said first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to a second conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of making an apparatus that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action comprising:
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providing two or more surfaces; providing one conductor arrays, wherein said conductor array comprises three or more conductors; connecting one said conductor arrays to two or more said surfaces; wherein said conductor arrays comprises a first conductor on a first axis of said first surface; wherein said conductor arrays comprises a second conductor on a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis; wherein said conductor arrays comprises a third conductor on a third axis, perpendicular to said first and second axis; wherein the first, second and third conductors sense the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement; providing a converter that translates said sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein providing a converter further comprises providing circuitry to measure the change in the frequency of a first oscillator which is electrically coupled to said first conductor and a second oscillator which is electrically coupled to said second conductor; coupling said converter to said conductors; providing a controller that correlates said three-dimensional vector data into control movement; and coupling said controller to said converter. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action comprising:
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sensing the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement with a first conductor on a first axis of a surface, with a second conductor on a second axis perpendicular to said first axis, and with a third conductor on a third axis perpendicular to said first and second axis; translating said sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein translating further comprises measuring the change in the frequency of a first oscillator which is electrically coupled to said first conductor and a second oscillator which is electrically coupled to said second conductor; and correlating said three-dimensional vector data into control movement. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps that translate a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action, said method steps comprising the following steps:
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sensing the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement with a first conductor on a first axis of a surface, with a second conductor on a second axis perpendicular to said first axis, and with a third conductor on a third axis perpendicular to said first and second axis; translating said sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein translating further comprises measuring the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to said first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to said second conductor; and correlating said three-dimensional vector data into control movement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A control device that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into
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two conductor arrays connected to one or more surfaces, wherein each of said conductor arrays comprises two or more conductors; wherein a first conductor array comprises a first and second conductor that senses the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a first axis of said surface; wherein a second conductor array comprises a third and fourth conductor that senses the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis; a converter that translates the sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein said converter comprises circuitry to measure the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to a first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to a second conductor; and a controller that correlates said three-dimensional vector data into control movement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of making an apparatus that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action comprising:
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providing one or more surfaces; providing two conductor arrays, wherein each of said conductor arrays comprises two or more conductors; connecting two or more said conductor arrays to one or more said surfaces; wherein a first conductor array comprises a first and second conductor that senses the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a first axis of said surface; wherein a second conductor array comprises a third and fourth conductor that senses the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis; providing a converter that translates said sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein providing a converter further comprises providing circuitry to measure the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to a first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to a second conductor; coupling said converter to said conductors; providing a controller that correlates said three-dimensional vector data into control movement; and coupling said controller to said converter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method that translates a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action comprising:
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sensing with a first and second conductor the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a first axis of a surface; sensing with a third and fourth conductor the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis; translating said sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein translating further comprises measuring the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to a first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to a second conductor; and correlating said three-dimensional vector data into control movement. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps that translate a user'"'"'s non-tactile movement into a control action, said method steps comprising the following steps:
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sensing with a first and second conductor the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a first axis of a surface; sensing with a third and fourth conductor the user'"'"'s non-tactile movement along a second axis, perpendicular to said first axis; translating said sensed movement into three-dimensional vector data, wherein translating further comprises measuring the change in the frequency of a first oscillator electrically coupled to a first conductor and a second oscillator electrically coupled to a second conductor; and correlating said three-dimensional vector data into control movement. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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Specification