Bioacoustic control system, method and apparatus
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a wearable apparatus comprising a bioacoustic sensor and a processor, a bioacoustic signal via the bioacoustic sensor, the bioacoustic signal related to a particular hand gesture, the particular hand gesture associated with a particular command, the particular command associated with activation of a particular function performed by an electronic device, wherein the bioacoustic signal is conducted by way of at least one bone to the wearable apparatus;
identifying, by the wearable apparatus, the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal based on a positive correlation between the bioacoustic signal and predetermined hand gesture data;
selecting, by the wearable apparatus, the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal; and
wirelessly transmitting, by the wearable apparatus, the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture to the electronic device to activate performance of the particular function by the electronic device.
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Abstract
Bioacoustic sensors and wireless technologies are used for the control of electronic devices, such as wireless telephones, pagers, music/media players or personal laptops and personal digital assistant (PDA) devices. Such control is implemented with certain systems, methods and apparatus which include bioacoustic sensors, a processor coupled to the bioacoustic sensors, and a transmitter coupled to the processor. The present invention is operative to detect particular hand and/or finger gestures, and to transmit control signals corresponding to the gestures for operative control of an electronic device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a wearable apparatus comprising a bioacoustic sensor and a processor, a bioacoustic signal via the bioacoustic sensor, the bioacoustic signal related to a particular hand gesture, the particular hand gesture associated with a particular command, the particular command associated with activation of a particular function performed by an electronic device, wherein the bioacoustic signal is conducted by way of at least one bone to the wearable apparatus; identifying, by the wearable apparatus, the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal based on a positive correlation between the bioacoustic signal and predetermined hand gesture data; selecting, by the wearable apparatus, the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal; and wirelessly transmitting, by the wearable apparatus, the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture to the electronic device to activate performance of the particular function by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wearable apparatus comprising:
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a bioacoustic sensor; a processor; and a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, via the bioacoustic sensor, a bioacoustic signal, the bioacoustic signal related to a particular hand gesture, the particular hand gesture associated with a particular command, the particular command associated with activation of a particular function performed by an electronic device, wherein the bioacoustic signal is conducted by way of at least one bone to the wearable apparatus, identifying the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal based on a positive correlation between the bioacoustic signal and predetermined hand gesture data, selecting the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal, and wirelessly transmitting the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture to the electronic device to activate performance of the particular function by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory storage component that stores instructions that, when executed by a processor of a wearable apparatus comprising a bioacoustic sensor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, via the bioacoustic sensor, a bioacoustic signal, the bioacoustic signal related to a particular hand gesture, the particular hand gesture associated with a particular command, the particular command associated with activation of a particular function performed by an electronic device, wherein the bioacoustic signal is conducted by way of at least one bone to the wearable apparatus; identifying the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal based on a positive correlation between the bioacoustic signal and predetermined hand gesture data; selecting the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture related to the bioacoustic signal; and wirelessly transmitting the particular command associated with the particular hand gesture to the electronic device to activate performance of the particular function by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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