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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Vance, Cary, NC (US);
Larisa Migachyov, Stanford, CA (US);
Wayne Fu, Reno, NV (US);
Ira Hajjar, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 ; G06F 1/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 ; G06F 1/310 ;
Abstract
A data glove is used for enabling ten-finger-typing with a virtual keyboard. The angle at which the user's; finger bends at the proximal interphalangeal joint is used to decode a particular row of the keyboard. Each finger controls one or more columns. Discrimination between columns operated by the same finger is achieved through an abduction/adduction sensor. The glove is fingerless and allows normal hand functions in addition to the virtual typing