APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inputting information, the apparatus comprising:
- a first sensor operably configured to be mounted on a user'"'"'s thumb;
a plurality of sensors operably configured to be mounted on the user'"'"'s fingers, such that the user can move the user'"'"'s thumb and/or fingers to cause contact between said first sensor and at least one of said plurality of sensors; and
an interface in communication with said first sensor and said plurality of sensors, said interface being operably configured to associate contact between said first sensor and sensors of said plurality of sensors with respective data items and to produce a data signal representing said data item, such that frequently used data items are associated with sensors of said plurality of sensors located in positions on the user'"'"'s fingers that permit ergonomically favorable conditions when causing said contact.
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Abstract
An apparatus for inputting information is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first sensor operably configured to be mounted on a user'"'"'s thumb and a plurality of sensors operably configured to be mounted on the user'"'"'s fingers, such that the user can move the user'"'"'s thumb and/or fingers to cause contact between the first sensor and at least one of the plurality of sensors. The apparatus also includes an interface in communication with the first sensor and the plurality of sensors, the interface being operably configured to associate contact between the first sensor and sensors of the plurality of sensors with respective data items and to produce a data signal representing the data item. Frequently used data items are associated with sensors of the plurality of sensors located in positions on the user'"'"'s fingers that permit ergonomically favourable conditions when causing the contact.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inputting information, the apparatus comprising:
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a first sensor operably configured to be mounted on a user'"'"'s thumb; a plurality of sensors operably configured to be mounted on the user'"'"'s fingers, such that the user can move the user'"'"'s thumb and/or fingers to cause contact between said first sensor and at least one of said plurality of sensors; and an interface in communication with said first sensor and said plurality of sensors, said interface being operably configured to associate contact between said first sensor and sensors of said plurality of sensors with respective data items and to produce a data signal representing said data item, such that frequently used data items are associated with sensors of said plurality of sensors located in positions on the user'"'"'s fingers that permit ergonomically favorable conditions when causing said contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for inputting information, the apparatus comprising:
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a first sensor operably configured to be mounted on a user'"'"'s thumb; a plurality of sensors operably configured to be mounted on the user'"'"'s fingers such that the user can move the user'"'"'s thumb and/or fingers to cause contact between said first sensor and at least one of said plurality of sensors; means for associating contact between said first sensor and said plurality of sensors with respective data items such that frequently used data items are associated with sensors of said plurality of sensors located in positions on said user'"'"'s fingers that permit ergonomically favorable conditions when causing said contact; and means for producing a data signal representing said data item.
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23. In a system comprising a first sensor operably configured to be mounted on a user'"'"'s thumb and a plurality of sensors operably configured to be mounted on the user'"'"'s fingers such that the user can move the user'"'"'s thumb and/or fingers to cause contact between said first sensor and at least one of said plurality of sensors, a method of producing a signal representing contact between said first sensor and at least one of said plurality of sensors, the method comprising:
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associating contact between said first sensor and said plurality of sensors with respective data items such that frequently used data items are associated with sensors of said plurality of sensors located in positions on said user'"'"'s fingers that permit ergonomically favorable conditions when causing said contact; and producing a data signal representing said data item.
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