Arm Skeleton for Capturing Arm Position and Movement
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1. A wearable computer input apparatus for the human arm, comprising:
- an input assembly for detecting position and movement of the human arm, and a computer connected to said input assembly and generating an output signal for producing a visual or audible output corresponding to said position and movement, wherein said input assembly comprises an arm skeleton to be worn by a user, said arm skeleton having;
i) at least one 3-axis sensor for detecting dynamic arm movements;
ii) an elbow sensor for detecting and measuring flexing and positioning of the forearm about the elbow; and
iii) a shoulder sensor for detecting movement and position of the arm with respect to the shoulder.
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A wearable computer input apparatus for the human arm having arm skeleton for inputting arm and hand position data and movement data into a computer, one or more 3-axis analog accelerometers and programmable micro controller(s).
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1. A wearable computer input apparatus for the human arm, comprising:
- an input assembly for detecting position and movement of the human arm, and a computer connected to said input assembly and generating an output signal for producing a visual or audible output corresponding to said position and movement, wherein said input assembly comprises an arm skeleton to be worn by a user, said arm skeleton having;
i) at least one 3-axis sensor for detecting dynamic arm movements;
ii) an elbow sensor for detecting and measuring flexing and positioning of the forearm about the elbow; and
iii) a shoulder sensor for detecting movement and position of the arm with respect to the shoulder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- an input assembly for detecting position and movement of the human arm, and a computer connected to said input assembly and generating an output signal for producing a visual or audible output corresponding to said position and movement, wherein said input assembly comprises an arm skeleton to be worn by a user, said arm skeleton having;
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8. A method for translating position and movement input from a wearable arm skeleton for the human arm into computer readable output, comprising:
- a) determining an initial and final position of the arm, and a movement of the arm, the movement occurring between the initial and final position, the initial and final position and the movement measured by a plurality of sensors;
b) matching a determined initial position of the arm with one or more initial positions of all known positions of the arm within a database, and defining a first list of candidate outputs whose position matches the determined initial position;
c) matching a captured movement of the arm with one or more movements of all known movements of the arm within said database, and defining a second list of candidate outputs whose movement matches the determined movements;
d) converting the position and movement outputs into computer readable data to be displayed as text, images, audio, or two and three part combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- a) determining an initial and final position of the arm, and a movement of the arm, the movement occurring between the initial and final position, the initial and final position and the movement measured by a plurality of sensors;
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