Gesture control based on prosthetic nerve signal detection

• US 9,294,802 B1
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Larson, Danielle, Nichols, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengesha, Mulugeta
• Application Number:
  US14/609,749
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6847 mounted on an invasive device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application which may control a user device, which may receive a radio-frequency signal from a user device, corresponding to an electromyography signature received from a user. The media guidance application may also cross-reference the electromyography signature with first and second databases to determine an attempted user motion and a media guidance application operation corresponding to the electromyography signature. In response to determining the media guidance application operation to be performed, the media guidance application may perform said media guidance application operation on the user device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a user device, the method comprising:

receiving an RF signal from a user device, wherein the RF signal corresponds to an electromyography (EMG) signature received from a user;

comparing the EMG signature with a first database listing EMG signatures that corresponds to different attempted user motions to determine an attempted user motion that corresponds to the user EMG signature;

comparing the attempted user motion that corresponds to the user EMG signature with a second database listing media guidance application operations to determine a media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion; and

in response to determining the media guidance application operation to be performed, performing the media guidance application operation on the user device,

wherein the attempted user motion relates to motion of an appendage that is no longer attached to the user, and

wherein the media guidance application operation provides media guidance data to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the RF signal from the user

device further comprises:

receiving the EMG signature from the user at a telemetry controller; and

processing the EMG signature at the telemetry controller into the received RF signal.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to not determining an attempted user motion corresponding to the EMG signature, recalibrating the telemetry controller.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to not determining a media guidance application operation corresponding to the attempted user motion, recalibrating the telemetry controller.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to not determining an attempted user motion corresponding to the EMG signature, prompting the user to enter the attempted user motion by a different method;

and updating the first database.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to not determining an attempted user motion corresponding to the EMG signature, searching for an attempted user motion from a different source.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to not determining the media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion, prompting the user to enter the media guidance application operation by a different method; and

updating the second database.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to not determining the media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion, generating for display to the user a media guidance application operation which resembles the attempted user motion.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to not determining the media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion, searching for an attempted user motion from a different source.

10. A system for controlling a user device, the system comprising:

stored circuitry configured to;

store a first database listing electromyography (EMG) signatures that correspond to different attempted user motions, and

store a second database listing media guidance application operations that correspond to attempted user motions; and

control circuitry configured to;

receive an RF signal from a user device, wherein the RF signal corresponds to an EMG signature received from a user;

compare the EMG signature with the first database to determine an attempted user motion that corresponds to the user EMG signature;

compare the attempted user motion that corresponds to the user EMG signature with the second database to determine a media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion; and

in response to determining the media guidance application operation to be performed,

perform the media guidance application operation on the user device,

wherein the attempted user motion relates to motion of an appendage that is no longer

attached to the user, and

wherein the media guidance application operation provides media guidance data to the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the control circuitry configured to receive the RF signal from the user device is further configured to:

receive the EMG signature from the user at a telemetry controller; and

process the EMG signature at the telemetry controller into the received RF signal.

12. The system of claim 11, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining an attempted user motion corresponding to the EMG signature, recalibrate the telemetry controller.

13. The system of claim 11, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining a media guidance application operation corresponding to the attempted user motion, recalibrate the telemetry controller.

14. The system of claim 10, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining an attempted user motion corresponding to the EMG signature, prompt the user to enter the attempted user motion by a different method; and

update the first database.

15. The system of claim 10, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining an attempted user motion corresponding to the EMG signature, search for an attempted user motion from a different source.

16. The system of claim 10, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining the media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion, prompt the user to enter the media guidance application operation by a different method; and

update the second database.

17. The system of claim 10, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining the media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion, generate for display to the user a media guidance application operation which resembles the attempted user motion.

18. The system of claim 10, the control circuitry further configured to:

in response to not determining the media guidance application operation that corresponds to the attempted user motion, search for an attempted user motion from a different source.