Tongue-operated input device for control of electronic systems
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1. An apparatus for tongue-operated control of an electronic system, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor-mounting device configured to reside in a user'"'"'s mouth;
one or more sensors mounted on the sensor-mounting device and configured to interface with a user'"'"'s tongue; and
a sensor interface device configured to convert information from the sensors into control signals, connect the apparatus to the electronic system, and communicate the control signals to the electronic system, the sensor interface device configured to measure sensor signal voltages from each sensor;
compare the sensor signal voltages with a predetermined threshold value;
compute a vector sum using sensor signal voltages that exceed the predetermined threshold values;
determine magnitude data and angle data corresponding to said vector sum;
generate control signals indicative of a rate related to the magnitude data and a direction related to the angle data; and
transmit the control signals for control of the electronic system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for tongue-operated control of an electronic system is presented. The apparatus includes a sensor-mounting device secured in the mouth, a sensor that interfaces to the tongue and a sensor interface device that converts sensor outputs to sensor signals proportional to a measure of the interface of the tongue to the sensor, computes control signals from a vector sum of sensor signals, and couples either control signals or sensor signals to the electronic system by cable, radio frequency or infrared transmission.
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1. An apparatus for tongue-operated control of an electronic system, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor-mounting device configured to reside in a user'"'"'s mouth; one or more sensors mounted on the sensor-mounting device and configured to interface with a user'"'"'s tongue; and a sensor interface device configured to convert information from the sensors into control signals, connect the apparatus to the electronic system, and communicate the control signals to the electronic system, the sensor interface device configured to measure sensor signal voltages from each sensor;
compare the sensor signal voltages with a predetermined threshold value;
compute a vector sum using sensor signal voltages that exceed the predetermined threshold values;
determine magnitude data and angle data corresponding to said vector sum;
generate control signals indicative of a rate related to the magnitude data and a direction related to the angle data; and
transmit the control signals for control of the electronic system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling an electronic system, the system comprising:
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the electronic system; and a tongue-operated controller in communication with the electronic system, the tongue-operated controller comprising; a sensor-mounting device configured to reside in a user'"'"'s mouth; one or more sensors mounted on the sensor-mounting device and configured to interface with a user'"'"'s tongue; and a sensor interface device configured to convert information from the sensors into control signals, connect the apparatus to the electronic system, and communicate the control signals to the electronic system, the sensor interface device configured to measure sensor signal voltages from each sensor;
compare the sensor signal voltages with a predetermined threshold value;
compute a vector sum using sensor signal voltages that exceed the predetermined threshold values;
determine magnitude data and angle data corresponding to said vector sum;
generate control signals indicative of a rate related to the magnitude data and a direction related to the angle data; and
transmit the control signals for control of the electronic system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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