Electronic system with wearable interface mechanism and method of operation thereof
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1. An electronic system comprising:
- a fastening portion of a joint-wearable device, the fastening portion configured to physically secure the joint-wearable device for affixing the joint-wearable device relative to a physiological joint of a user;
a multiple instances of a joint sensor of the joint-wearable device, the joint sensor connected to the fastening portion and configured to generate a sensor output for representing a joint movement associated with the physiological joint in controlling the electronic system according to the joint movement; and
wherein the multiple instances of the joint sensor including;
a first-direction sensor configured to detect a direction of the joint movement; and
a first opposing sensor configured to detect an opposite direction of the joint movement from the direction of the joint movement detected by the first-direction sensor along a same plane.
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Abstract
An electronic system includes: a fastening portion of a joint-wearable device, the fastening portion configured to physically secure the joint-wearable device for affixing the joint-wearable device relative to a physiological joint of a user; and a joint sensor of the joint-wearable device, the joint sensor connected to the fastening portion and configured to generate a sensor output for representing a joint movement associated with the physiological joint in controlling the electronic system according to the joint movement.
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10 Claims
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1. An electronic system comprising:
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a fastening portion of a joint-wearable device, the fastening portion configured to physically secure the joint-wearable device for affixing the joint-wearable device relative to a physiological joint of a user; a multiple instances of a joint sensor of the joint-wearable device, the joint sensor connected to the fastening portion and configured to generate a sensor output for representing a joint movement associated with the physiological joint in controlling the electronic system according to the joint movement; and wherein the multiple instances of the joint sensor including; a first-direction sensor configured to detect a direction of the joint movement; and a first opposing sensor configured to detect an opposite direction of the joint movement from the direction of the joint movement detected by the first-direction sensor along a same plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
further comprising; a further instance of the joint sensor of the joint-wearable device, the further instance of the joint sensor connected to the fastening portion for affixing the further instance of the joint sensor opposite the reference side.
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5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:
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the fastening portion is configured to physically secure the joint-wearable device for affixing the joint sensor in association with a positive direction for the physiological joint; and further comprising; a further-direction sensor of the joint-wearable device, the further-direction sensor connected to the fastening portion for affixing the further-direction sensor in association with a further direction forming an angle with the positive direction.
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6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:
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the fastening portion is configured to physically secure the joint-wearable device for affixing the joint-wearable device relative to the physiological joint connecting a first physiological segment and a second physiological segment; and the joint sensor is configured to generate the sensor output for generating an action command corresponding to the joint movement to control the electronic system.
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7. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
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a central portion of the joint-wearable device connected to the fastening portion; and wherein; the joint sensor is directly connected to or embedded in the central portion, the fastening portion, or a combination thereof.
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8. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fastening portion is configured to secure the joint sensor for affixing the joint sensor overlapping the physiological joint, attached to a first physiological segment adjacent to the physiological joint and oriented with a sensing direction of the joint sensor extending across the physiological joint toward a second physiological segment, or a combination thereof.
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9. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the joint sensor includes a force sensor, an energy sensor, a contact sensor, or a combination thereof.
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10. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
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a signal generator connected to the fastening portion and configured to emit an energy for detection by the joint sensor; wherein; the joint sensor is configured to generate the sensor output based on detecting the energy from the signal generator in relation to the physiological joint, a first physiological segment, a second physiological segment, or a combination thereof.
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