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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2022
Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, DE;
Carsten Mehring, Stuttgart, DE;
Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An input apparatus for operating and/or controlling a technical device includes a plurality of sensor elements which can be arranged spatially distributed in the oral cavity of a user. An interface circuit is coupled to the sensor elements and is configured to detect a respective current tongue position and/or tongue movement by means of the sensor elements. The interface circuit generates one or more control signals depending on the respective current tongue position and/or tongue movement and transmits the one or more control signals to the technical device. Advantageously, the sensor elements each include a transponder which is configured to receive an interrogation signal from the interface circuit and, in response thereto, to transmit an individually coded response signal to the interface circuit.