Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus and method

Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

340709, 340725, G09G 302

Patent

active

049889818

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed for generating control signals for the manipulation of virtual objects in a computer system according to the gestures and positions of an operator's hand or other body part. The apparatus includes a glove worn on the hand which includes sensors for detecting the gestures of the hand, as well as hand position sensing means coupled to the glove and to the computer system for detecting the position of the hand with respect to the system. The computer system includes circuitry connected to receive the gesture signals and the hand position signals for generating control signals in response thereto. Typically, the control signals are used to manipulate a graphical representation of the operator's hand which is displayed on a monitor coupled to the computer system, and the graphical representations of the operator's hand manipulates virtual objects or tools also displayed by the computer.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1335272 (1920-03-01), Broughton
patent: 2356267 (1944-08-01), Pelunis
patent: 3510210 (1970-05-01), Haney
patent: 3777086 (1973-12-01), Riedo
patent: 4059830 (1977-11-01), Threadgill
patent: 4074444 (1978-02-01), Laenger et al.
patent: 4209255 (1980-06-01), Heynau et al.
patent: 4302138 (1981-11-01), Zarudiansky
patent: 4355805 (1982-10-01), Baer et al.
patent: 4408495 (1983-10-01), Couch et al.
patent: 4414537 (1983-11-01), Grimes
patent: 4414984 (1983-11-01), Zarudiansky
patent: 4524348 (1985-06-01), Lefkowitz
patent: 4540176 (1985-09-01), Baer
patent: 4542291 (1985-09-01), Zimmerman
patent: 4544988 (1985-10-01), Hochstein
patent: 4553393 (1985-11-01), Ruoff
patent: 4558704 (1985-12-01), Petrofsky
patent: 4565999 (1986-01-01), King et al.
patent: 4569599 (1986-02-01), Bolkow et al.
patent: 4579006 (1986-04-01), Hosoda
patent: 4581491 (1986-04-01), Boothroyd
patent: 4586335 (1986-05-01), Hosoda et al.
patent: 4586387 (1986-05-01), Morgan et al.
patent: 4613139 (1986-09-01), Robinson, II
patent: 4634856 (1987-01-01), Kirkham
patent: 4654520 (1987-03-01), Griffiths
patent: 4654648 (1987-03-01), Herrington et al.
patent: 4660033 (1987-04-01), Brandt
patent: 4665388 (1987-05-01), Ivie et al.
patent: 4682159 (1987-07-01), Davison
patent: 4711543 (1987-12-01), Blair et al.
patent: 4715235 (1987-12-01), Fukui et al.
Fisher et al., "Virtual Environment Display System", ACM 1986 Workshop on Interactive 3D Graphics, Oct. 23-24, 1986, Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Human Interface in Three Dimensional Computer Art Space by Jennifer A. Hall, B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute 1980.
Human Body Motion As Input to an Animated Graphical Display by Carol Marsha Ginsberg, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.
Put-That-There: Voice and Gesture at the Graphics Interface by Richard A. Bolt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980.
Proceedings, SPIE Conference on Processing and Display of Three-Dimensional Data-Interactive Three-Dimensional Computer Space-by Christopher Schmandt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982.
"One-Point Touch Input of Vector Information for Computer Displays", C. Herot and G. Weinzapfel, Computer Graphics, vol. 12, No. 3, Aug. 1978.
"Digital Actuator Utilizing Shape Memory Effect", Honma, et al. lecture given at 30th Anniversary of TOKAI Branch foundation on Jul. 14, 1981.
"Micro Manipulators Applied Shape Memory Effect", Honma et al., paper presented at 1982 Precision Machinery Assoc. Autumn Conference of Oct. 20. (Also in Japanese).
"Magnetoelastic Force Feedback Sensors for Robots and Machine Tools", John M. Vranish, National Bureau of Standards, Code 738.03.
"Analysis of Muscle Open and Closed Loop Recruitment Forces: Preview to Synthetic Proprioception", Solomonow, et al., IEE Frontier of Engineering and Computing in Health Care, 1984.
"Shape Memory Effect Alloys for Robotic Devices", Schetky, L. Robotics Age, Jul. 1984, pp. 13-17.
"Laboratory Profile", R & D Frontiers.
"Hitachi's Robot Hand", Robotics Age, Jul. 1984.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus and method does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus and method, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus and method will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-816554

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.