High tactility glove system
First Claim
1. A multi-fingered glove for use with an electronic multi-touch sensitive device, comprising:
- an inner liner configured for individually covering a plurality of fingertips; and
an outer shell including an aperture formed at each of a plurality of individual fingertip locations on the outer shell, the apertures operative to allow a plurality of inner liner-covered fingertips to protrude from the outer shell and contact and operate the multi-touch sensitive device;
wherein the liner comprises at least a portion of electrically conductive material.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a glove system for operating an electronic device. The glove system may include an inner liner and an outer shell. The liner may be formed from any suitable material, including a material that is thin, electrically conductive, has low thermal conductivity, and/or has an “anti-sticky” finish. The outer shell may include at least one aperture through which the inner liner may extend to operate the input mechanism of an electronic device (e.g., on at least one finger tip). In some embodiments, the aperture may be at a finger tip of the outer shell. In some embodiments, a closing mechanism may be used to maintain the aperture closed when the user is not operating the electronic device. For example, an elastic ring may surround the aperture such that, in its non-deformed state, the aperture is substantially closed. The user may elastically deform the ring to allow the liner to pass through the outer shell.
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19 Claims
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1. A multi-fingered glove for use with an electronic multi-touch sensitive device, comprising:
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an inner liner configured for individually covering a plurality of fingertips; and an outer shell including an aperture formed at each of a plurality of individual fingertip locations on the outer shell, the apertures operative to allow a plurality of inner liner-covered fingertips to protrude from the outer shell and contact and operate the multi-touch sensitive device; wherein the liner comprises at least a portion of electrically conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for using a multi-fingered glove including a liner and an outer shell to operate a multi-touch sensitive device, the method comprising:
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peeling back a portion of the outer shell surrounding an aperture formed at each of a plurality of individual fingertip locations on the outer shell onto a each of a plurality of liner-covered fingertips to expose a plurality of portions of the liner and allow the plurality of liner-covered fingertips to protrude through the outer shell; using the plurality of liner-covered fingertips to interact with an input mechanism of an electronic device; and after finishing interacting with the input mechanism, retracting the plurality of liner-covered fingertips into the outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An outer shell of a multi-fingered glove for use with an electronic multi-touch sensitive device, the outer shell comprising:
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a palm portion; a plurality of individual finger portions, each finger portion including an aperture formed at a fingertip location and configured to enable an inner-liner covered fingertip to protrude and contact and operate the electronic multi-touch sensitive device; and an elastic ring surrounding each of the apertures, each elastic ring configured to enable a corresponding finger portion to be peeled back onto a corresponding inner-liner covered fingertip. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A multi-fingered glove system for operating a multi-touch sensitive device, comprising:
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an inner liner shaped to fit over multiple fingers, the inner liner at least partially formed from a conductive material to provide electrical conductivity between the multi-touch sensitive device and the multiple fingers; and an outer shell shaped to fit over the inner liner, the outer shell including a mechanism formed at each of a plurality of individual fingertip locations on the outer shell operative to selectively allow a plurality of inner liner-covered fingertips to pass through the outer shell and contact and operate the multi-touch sensitive device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A multi-fingered glove system for operating a multi-touch sensitive device, comprising:
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a liner comprising a plurality of electrically conductive portions and shaped to fit over multiple fingers to provide electrical conductivity between the multi-touch sensitive device and the multiple fingers; an outer shell comprising a plurality of electrically conductive portions and shaped to fit over the liner, the outer shell including an aperture formed at each of a plurality of individual fingertip locations on the outer shell operative to selectively allow a plurality of liner-covered fingertips to pass through the outer shell and contact and operate the multi-touch sensitive device; and an electrical coupling electrically coupled to both the at least one electrically conductive portion of the liner and the at least one electrically conductive portion of the outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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