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Mouth-operated computer input device and associated methods

  • US 7,768,499 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2006
  • Issued: 08/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mouth-operated computer input device comprising:

  • a mouthpiece to be positioned in a user'"'"'s mouth; and

    an optical device carried by said mouthpiece for emitting light from a surface area thereof towards the user'"'"'s tongue, and for controlling movement of a cursor on a computer display based upon movement of the user'"'"'s tongue across the surface area, said optical device comprisingan optical window within the surface area,at least one light emitting device for emitting the light through the optical window towards the user'"'"'s tongue, anda sensor adjacent said at least one light emitting device for sensing the light reflected from the user'"'"'s tongue back into the optical window.

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