FINGER-LINE BASED REMOTE CONTROL
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1. A method of controlling a peripheral device, the method comprising:
- responsive to a determination by a ring device that a user of the ring device has issued a command by touching a thumb of the user to a region of a finger of the user, identifying, by a processor of the ring device, a command that is associated with the region of the finger, wherein both the thumb of the user and the finger of the user are of a single hand of the user; and
wirelessly passing, by a processor of a ring device, the command to a peripheral device, wherein the command controls a function of the peripheral device.
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Abstract
Controlling a peripheral device by receiving data from a ring device that indicates that a user touched their thumb to a region of their finger. Both the thumb and the finger are one hand of the user. Identifying a command that is associated with the region of the finger that was touched. Wirelessly passing the command to a peripheral device. The command controls a function of the peripheral device.
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1. A method of controlling a peripheral device, the method comprising:
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responsive to a determination by a ring device that a user of the ring device has issued a command by touching a thumb of the user to a region of a finger of the user, identifying, by a processor of the ring device, a command that is associated with the region of the finger, wherein both the thumb of the user and the finger of the user are of a single hand of the user; and wirelessly passing, by a processor of a ring device, the command to a peripheral device, wherein the command controls a function of the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for controlling a peripheral device, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to respond to a determination by a ring device that a user of the ring device has issued a command by touching a thumb of the user to a region of a finger of the user by identifying a command that is associated with the region of the finger, wherein both the thumb of the user and the finger of the user are of a single hand of the user; and program instructions to wirelessly pass the command to a peripheral device, wherein the command controls a function of the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for controlling a peripheral device, the computer system comprising:
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one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage medium; program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to respond to a determination by a ring device that a user of the ring device has issued a command by touching a thumb of the user to a region of a finger of the user by identifying a command that is associated with the region of the finger, wherein both the thumb of the user and the finger of the user are of a single hand of the user; and program instructions to wirelessly pass the command to a peripheral device, wherein the command controls a function of the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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