Smart Interaction Device

• US 20170060298A1
• Filed: 01/29/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Futureplay Inc.
• Original Assignee: Futureplay Inc.
• Inventors: Hwang, Sungjae, Kim, Jongho
• Application Number:
  US15/010,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20170060298A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/222 Electrical cables or leads therefor, e.g. coaxial cables or ribbon cables
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6806 Gloves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels

Abstract

Accordingly the embodiments herein provides a smart interaction system including a fabric device comprising a conductive thread, a sensing area including a partial area of the conductive thread, and a sensor. Further, smart interaction system includes a control module of a mobile device configured to be detachably connected to the fabric device and to communicate with the fabric device, wherein the mobile device including a touch interface configured to receive a first touch input provided to the sensing area. The sensing area of the fabric device communicates with the mobile device by using the conductive thread. The mobile device is driven by using a second touch input provided to the touch interface based on the first touch input.

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8. A smart interaction system, comprising:

a fabric device comprising a conductive thread, a sensing area comprising a partial area of the conductive thread, and a sensor; and

a control module of a mobile device configured to be detachably connected to the fabric device and to communicate with the fabric device,

wherein the sensing area comprises a plurality of the conductive threads of the fabric device, wherein a touch input provided to the sensing area is communicated to a touch interface on the mobile device, and

the touch interface on the mobile device is driven by the touch input to the sensing area.

9. The smart interaction system of claim 16, wherein the touch interface includes a first area and a second area, and the sensing area includes a third area physically corresponding to the first area and a fourth area physically corresponding to the second area;

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wherein the touch input sensed in the third area is recognized as an input to the first area of the touch interface, and the touch input sensed in the fourth area is recognized as an input to the second area of the touch interface.

10. The smart interaction system of claim 16, wherein the touch interface includes a first area coupled to a function in a first mode of the mobile device and a second area which is different from the first area and coupled to the function in a second mode;

wherein the sensing area includes a third area physically corresponding to the second area;

wherein when the mobile device connected to the fabric device, the mobile device is operated in the first mode and when the mobile device disconnected to the fabric device, the mobile device is operated in the second mode; and

wherein the touch input sensed in the third area is recognized as an input to the second area of the touch interface in the second mode.

16. The smart interaction system of claim 8, wherein the sensing area of the fabric device communicates with the mobile device by using the conductive thread.

17. The smart interaction system of claim 8, wherein the sensing area has conductive threads and non-conductive threads wherein the non-conductive threads are intervened between the conductive threads and prevent the conductive threads from being electrically connected.

18. The smart interaction system of claim 17, wherein a signal based on the touch input for one axis is transmitted to the mobile device.

19. The smart interaction system of claim 17, wherein a signal based on the touch input for two axes is transmitted to the mobile device.

20. The smart interaction system of claim 8, wherein the sensing area of the fabric device comprises a plurality of conductive threads in a stitched pattern.

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