Enhanced detachable sensory-interface device for a wireless personal communication device and method
First Claim
1. A method for implementing and using a first sensory-interface device, the method comprising:
- providing a protective touch-sensor case having plurality of touch-sensitive surfaces that each have a plurality of touch-sensitive sensors;
attaching the protective touch-sensor case to a first user'"'"'s mobile device to form the first sensory-interface device, wherein the mobile device has a display visible on a front face of the first sensory-interface device, wherein the plurality of the touch-sensitive surfaces includes a first touch-sensitive surface on a back face of the first sensory-interface device, and wherein the first sensory-interface device is one of a plurality of sensory-interface devices each having a respective user;
exchanging data between the protective touch-sensor case and the first user'"'"'s mobile device;
sensing touch of the first user on the protective touch-sensor case;
training the first sensory-interface device to recognize a first gesture of the first user by having the first user trace the first gesture a plurality of times on the back face of the first sensory-interface device and developing a first set of reference information from a parameterized model of the first gesture;
sensing and capturing a gesture made by the first user on the first touch-sensitive surface on the back face of the first sensory-interface device;
comparing the captured gesture to the first set of reference information and, if the comparison is sufficiently matching, then generating a first personal authentication code that is personal to the first user based on the captured gesture;
gathering data input from each respective user into each one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices for compilation into at least one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices;
wirelessly sending the gathered data input among the plurality of sensory-interface devices based on personal authentication codes of the respective users of the plurality of sensory-interface devices;
storing the gathered data input in a searchable database that is internal to the first sensory-interface device; and
accessing and searching the database that is internal to the first sensory-interface device through a communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method that utilizes a protective sensor-interface apparatus, which removably connects and interfaces to a mobile electronic device, enabling users to more readily access and engage mobile content and data. The present invention provides a method and device wherein the user interfaces with digital content by using touch-sensitive areas on the back and sides of a protective case that interfaces with the mobile device, the software application and other users. This enables additional features that can be customized by users and developers for enhanced sensory experiences and digital rights management by creating components of a separate environment that exists in the case.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for implementing and using a first sensory-interface device, the method comprising:
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providing a protective touch-sensor case having plurality of touch-sensitive surfaces that each have a plurality of touch-sensitive sensors; attaching the protective touch-sensor case to a first user'"'"'s mobile device to form the first sensory-interface device, wherein the mobile device has a display visible on a front face of the first sensory-interface device, wherein the plurality of the touch-sensitive surfaces includes a first touch-sensitive surface on a back face of the first sensory-interface device, and wherein the first sensory-interface device is one of a plurality of sensory-interface devices each having a respective user; exchanging data between the protective touch-sensor case and the first user'"'"'s mobile device; sensing touch of the first user on the protective touch-sensor case; training the first sensory-interface device to recognize a first gesture of the first user by having the first user trace the first gesture a plurality of times on the back face of the first sensory-interface device and developing a first set of reference information from a parameterized model of the first gesture; sensing and capturing a gesture made by the first user on the first touch-sensitive surface on the back face of the first sensory-interface device; comparing the captured gesture to the first set of reference information and, if the comparison is sufficiently matching, then generating a first personal authentication code that is personal to the first user based on the captured gesture; gathering data input from each respective user into each one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices for compilation into at least one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; wirelessly sending the gathered data input among the plurality of sensory-interface devices based on personal authentication codes of the respective users of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; storing the gathered data input in a searchable database that is internal to the first sensory-interface device; and accessing and searching the database that is internal to the first sensory-interface device through a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions when executed by a suitable information processor, perform a method comprising:
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exchanging data between a protective touch-sensor case and a first user'"'"'s mobile device, wherein the protective touch-sensor case includes a plurality of touch-sensitive surfaces that each have a plurality of touch-sensitive sensors, and wherein the protective touch-sensor case is attached to the first user'"'"'s mobile device to form a first sensory-interface device, wherein the mobile device has a display visible on a front face of the first sensory-interface device, wherein the plurality of the touch-sensitive surfaces includes a first touch-sensitive surface on a back face of the first sensory-interface device, and wherein the first sensory-interface device is one of a plurality of sensory-interface devices each having a respective user; sensing touch of the first user on the protective touch-sensor case; training the first sensory-interface device to recognize a first gesture of the first user by having the first user trace the first gesture a plurality of times on the back face of the first sensory-interface device, and developing a first set of reference information from a parameterized model of the first gesture; sensing and capturing a gesture made by the first user on the first touch-sensitive surface on the back face of the first sensory-interface device; comparing the captured gesture to the first set of reference information and, if the comparison is sufficiently matching, then generating a first personal authentication code that is personal to the first user based on the captured gesture; gathering data from each one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices for compilation into at least one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; wirelessly sending the data among the plurality of sensory-interface devices based on personal authentication codes of the respective users of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; storing the data in a searchable database that is internal to the first sensory-interface device; and accessing and searching the database that is internal to the sensory-interface device through a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a protective touch-sensor case that has a first plurality of touch-sensitive sensors, wherein the touch-sensor case is configured to be attached to a first user'"'"'s mobile device to form a first sensory-interface device that has a front face that shows a display of the user'"'"'s mobile device and a back face that includes the first plurality of touch-sensitive sensors, wherein the first sensory-interface device is one of a plurality of sensory-interface devices each having a respective user; a gesture-modeling unit in the touch-sensor case that is configured to elicit and receive a plurality of traces of a first gesture by the first user on the back face of the first sensory-interface device and to develop a first set of reference information from a parameterized model of the first gesture; wherein the first plurality of touch-sensitive sensors in the case are configured to later sense a gesture made by the first user on the back face of the first sensory-interface device; a gesture detector operably connected to the first plurality of touch-sensitive sensors and configured to capture the sensed gesture; a user-authentication generator operably coupled to the gesture detector and configured to compare the captured gesture to the first set of reference information and, if the captured gesture and the first set of reference information sufficiently match, then to generate a first personal authentication code that is personal to the first user based on the gesture; a data input gatherer in each one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices configured to gather date input from each respective user of the plurality of sensory-interface devices for compilation into at least one of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; a wireless transceiver configured to send the data between the plurality of sensory-interface devices based on personal authentication codes of the respective users of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; a database that is internal to the sensory-interface device that is configured to store the data in the database based on personal authentication codes of the respective users of the plurality of sensory-interface devices; and a database searcher unit that searches the database that is internal to the first sensory-interface device and provides access to the database through a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
a sensory-shell protective housing for mobile computing device, the housing comprising; a plurality of external sensory inputs on the housing; a gesture-modeling unit in the touch-sensor case that is configured to elicit and receive a plurality of traces of a first gesture by the first user on the back face of the first sensory-interface device and to develop a first set of reference information from a parameterized model of the first gesture; a gesture detector operably connected to the plurality of external sensory inputs and configured to capture a gesture; a user-authentication generator operably coupled to the gesture detector and configured to compare the captured gesture to the first set of reference information and, if the captured gesture and the first set of reference information sufficiently match, then to generate a first personal authentication code that is personal to the first user based on the gesture; and a compartment in the housing adapted to receive a plug-in functional subsystem, the compartment including a plurality of electrical contacts adapted to pass signals between the housing and the plug-in functional subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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