Equipment and method for controlling a wireless communication terminal
First Claim
1. A sensor pad to be worn by a user and operated by the user to control a separate wireless communication terminal carried by the user, the sensor pad comprising:
- a plurality of discrete sensors formed in a two-dimensional matrix comprising a planar array of rows and columns, each sensor operable to produce an activation indication signal indicating proximity of the user'"'"'s finger to the sensor;
a controller configured to, responsive to receipt of activation indication signals from a plurality of the sensors comprising one of (i) all sensors in a single row of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, (ii) all sensors in a single column of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, and (iii) all sensors diagonally from one corner of the two-dimensional matrix to an opposite corner of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, produce and transmit a corresponding control signal to control a function of the wireless communication terminal, wherein the corresponding control signal varies based at least on whether the activation indication signals from the plurality of sensors comprise all of a row, a column, or a diagonal of the two-dimensional matrix.
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Abstract
A sensor pad (105) is adapted to be worn and operated by a user (100) to control a separate wireless communication terminal (103) carried by the user. The sensor pad includes a plurality of discrete sensors each operable to produce an indication signal indicating proximity of a user'"'"'s finger to the sensor and a controller, responsive to receipt of indication signals from a plurality of the sensors, to produce a control signal for delivery to the wireless communication terminal to produce selection of a functional operation of the wireless communication terminal. Also described is a terminal for use with the sensor pad and also equipment and a method of operation.
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19 Claims
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1. A sensor pad to be worn by a user and operated by the user to control a separate wireless communication terminal carried by the user, the sensor pad comprising:
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a plurality of discrete sensors formed in a two-dimensional matrix comprising a planar array of rows and columns, each sensor operable to produce an activation indication signal indicating proximity of the user'"'"'s finger to the sensor; a controller configured to, responsive to receipt of activation indication signals from a plurality of the sensors comprising one of (i) all sensors in a single row of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, (ii) all sensors in a single column of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, and (iii) all sensors diagonally from one corner of the two-dimensional matrix to an opposite corner of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, produce and transmit a corresponding control signal to control a function of the wireless communication terminal, wherein the corresponding control signal varies based at least on whether the activation indication signals from the plurality of sensors comprise all of a row, a column, or a diagonal of the two-dimensional matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sensor pad to be worn by a user and operated by the user to control a separate wireless communication terminal carried by the user, the sensor pad comprising:
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a plurality of discrete sensors formed in a two-dimensional matrix comprising a planar array of rows and columns, each sensor operable to produce an activation indication signal indicating proximity of a complementary input device to the sensor; a controller configured to, responsive to receipt of activation indication signals from a plurality of the sensors comprising one of (i) all sensors in a single row of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, (ii) all sensors in a single column of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, and (iii) all sensors diagonally from one corner of the two-dimensional matrix to an opposite corner of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, produce and transmit a corresponding control signal to control a function of the wireless communication terminal, wherein the corresponding control signal varies based at least on whether the activation indication signals from the plurality of sensors comprise all of a row, a column, or a diagonal of the two-dimensional matrix. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a sensor pad to be worn by a user and operated by the user to control a separate wireless communication terminal carried by the user, the sensor pad comprising; a plurality of discrete sensors formed in a two-dimensional matrix, each sensor operable to produce an activation indication signal indicating proximity of an input to the sensor; and a controller configured to, responsive to receipt of activation indication signals from a plurality of the sensors comprising one of (i) all sensors in a single row of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, (ii) all sensors in a single column of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, and (iii) all sensors diagonally from one corner of the two-dimensional matrix to an opposite corner of the two-dimensional matrix have been activated, produce and transmit a corresponding control signal to control a function of a wireless communication terminal; the wireless communication terminal comprising; a memory holding a table of functional operations of the wireless communication terminal corresponding to different sequences of control signals received from the sensor pad; and a controller, operably coupled to the memory, configured to receive control signals from the sensor pad, to interpret each of the control signals received using the table in the memory, and to execute a corresponding functional operation of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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