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7392192 Method of and apparatus for improving research and/or communication interaction with animals such as dolphins and the like, and providing more facile communication with humans lacking speaking capability  
A novel method and microprocessor-controlled apparatus are provided for improving research and/or communication interaction between human and animals, such as dolphins and the like, or between...
7390157 Force feedback and texture simulating interface device  
A man-machine! interface is disclosed which provides force, texture, pressure and temperature information to sensing body parts. The interface is comprised of a force-generating device ( 900 ) that...
7374801 Thermal transfer assembly for ceramic imaging  
A thermal transfer assembly that comprises a thermal transfer ribbon and a covercoated transfer sheet. The thermal transfer ribbon includes a support and a ceramic ink layer. The ceramic ink layer...
7307619 Haptic interface for palpation simulation  
A palpation simulator comprises an interface for interfacing a user with a computer running a palpation simulation. The computer generates a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a...
7215326 Physically realistic computer simulation of medical procedures  
An apparatus for interfacing the movement of a shaft with a computer includes a support, a gimbal mechanism having two degrees of freedom, and three electromechanical transducers. When a shaft is...
7209028 Position sensor with resistive element  
A position sensor comprises a resistive element positionable on a first surface. A pair of leads are on the resistive element, the pair of leads adapted to supply a first voltage, such as by being...
7121197 Ceramic decal assembly  
A ceramic decal assembly containing a ceramic substrate, a layer of adhesive contiguous with the substrate, and a ceramic decal contiguous with the layer of adhesive.
7107219 Communication apparatus  
A terminal is designed so that a user who employs numerical keys, allocated for the entry of dots, can enter Braille dot combinations that are used for the input of characters. The input characters...
7070571 Goniometer-based body-tracking device  
A sensing system is provided for measuring various joints of a human body for applications for performance animation, biomechanical studies and general motion capture. One sensing device of the...
6979164 Force feedback and texture simulating interface device  
A man-machine interface is disclosed which provides force, texture, pressure and temperature information to sensing body parts. The interface is comprised of a force-generating device ( 900 ) that...
6950534 Gesture-controlled interfaces for self-service machines and other applications  
A gesture recognition interface for use in controlling self-service machines and other devices is disclosed. A gesture is defined as motions and kinematic poses generated by humans, animals, or...
6893407 Communication method and apparatus  
The present invention relates to a non-lingual communication method and apparatus, wherein a physical or physiological signal consciously created by a first subject ( 1 ) is detected and converted...
6866643 Determination of finger position  
A prescription is provided which specifies constraints, e.g., the type (revolute and/or prismatic) and the number of joints which may be included between any two position-sensing elements (PSEs),...
6854386 Ceramic decal assembly  
A ceramic decal assembly containing a ceramic substrate, a layer of adhesive contiguous with the substrate, and a ceramic decal contiguous with the layer of adhesive.
6796733 Thermal transfer ribbon with frosting ink layer  
A thermal transfer ribbon with a flexible substrate and, disposed above the substrate, a frosting ink layer. The frosting ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 0.25 to about 15...
6794989 Sports signalling device for hearing impaired persons  
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing instructions to a hearing impaired individual performing a sports activity thereby instructing the hearing impaired individual...
6781077 Keyswitch and actuator structure  
A keyswitch is described that may include two legs interleaved together without a pivot point approximately central to the legs. The keyswitch may also include a spring to engage at least one of...
6726638 Direct manual examination of remote patient with virtual examination functionality  
A simulator assembly ( 600 ) for simulating the tactile response of an item is disclosed. The simulator assembly includes a playback module ( 602 ) having sensory modulation subunits ( 636 )...
6701296 Strain-sensing goniometers, systems, and recognition algorithms  
Goniometers are provided having internal compensation employing two opposing variable resistance strain sensing elements separated by a flexible film. The goniometers may be used in sets for...
6681638 Device and method for wireless material handling systems  
The invention provides a device and method for wireless material handling systems. The invention further provides an instrumented glove device worn by an operator. A sensory system within the glove...
6681031 Gesture-controlled interfaces for self-service machines and other applications  
A gesture recognition interface for use in controlling self-service machines and other devices is disclosed. A gesture is defined as motions and kinematic poses generated by humans, animals, or...
6573883 Method and apparatus for controlling a computing device with gestures  
A method is provided for controlling a handheld computing device through the use of gesture commands. A gesture command corresponds to a pattern of movement of the handheld device that is measured...
6554252 Device and method for wireless lifting assist devices  
A wireless lifting assist device includes a pulley driven by an actuator which is attached to a ceiling. An end-effector is suspended, via a line, from the pulley and interfaces the object to be...
6497672 Device and method for measuring the position of animate links  
An exoskeleton device is provided for measuring positions of links and angles of joints of an animate body, where the body comprises a plurality of links joined by intervening joints. The device is...
6491649 Device for the direct manual examination of a patient in a non-contiguous location  
A device is disclosed that enables a physician to remotely perform a physical examination of a patient. The device includes a hand control unit ( 100 ) that is shaped to accommodate a physician's...
6466911 Electrotactile vocoder using handset with stimulating electrodes  
An electrotactile vocoder includes a handset ( 3 ) carrying stimulating electrodes ( 9 ) positioned adjacent openings ( 8 ) in the handset and electrically contacting the fingers when the handset...
6428490 Goniometer-based body-tracking device and method  
A sensing system is provided for measuring various joints of a human body for applications for performance animation, biomechanical studies and general motion capture. One sensing device of the...
6422911 Toy device using through-the-body communication  
A wrist unit includes a transmitting circuit capable of producing coded radio frequency signals. The wrist unit when worn by the user applies the encoded radio frequency signals to the users body...
6413229 Force-feedback interface device for the hand  
A man-machine interface is disclosed which provides force information to sensing body parts. The interface is comprised of a force-generating device ( 106 ) that produces a force which is...
6380923 Full-time wearable information managing device and method for the same  
A full-time wearable input device, method for the same is provided, wherein the immediate accessibility is improved without sacrificing the operational integrity, and information can be inputted...
6325768 Glove for making goniometric measures  
The invention relates to a glove for making goniometric measures, i.e. angular measurements, of a wearer's hand and a method of manufacture of the same. The glove is adapted for use in the...
6312398 Actuator for flexing a resilient covering  
The present invention provides a power assisted actuator assembly for flexing restraints in response to movement of an underlying member or a controller. The actuator assembly generally includes a...
6304840 Fingerless glove for interacting with data processing system  
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...
6230135 Tactile communication apparatus and method  
The invention is a tactile communication system which provides a method and apparatus for presenting tactile communications in real time to people who lack the senses of sight, hearing, or both,...
6162190 Determination of kinematically constrained multi-articulated structures  
A prescription is provided which specifies constraints, e.g., the type (revolute and/or prismatic) and the number of joints which may be included between any two position-sensing elements (PSEs),...
6141643 Data input glove having conductive finger pads and thumb pad, and uses therefor  
A data input glove including a gloved body at least some of whose fingertip portions have conductive fingertip pad elements thereon, operatively connected to an output connector, and at least one...
6110130 Exoskeleton device for directly measuring fingertip position and inferring finger joint angle  
An exoskeleton device is provided for measuring positions of links and angles of joints of an animate body, where the body comprises a plurality of links joined by intervening joints. The device is...
6088017 Tactile feedback man-machine interface device  
A man-machine interface which provides tactile feedback to various sensing body parts is disclosed. The device employs one or more vibrotactile units, where each unit comprises a mass and a...
6059506 Force feedback and texture simulating interface device  
A man-machine interface is disclosed which provides force, texture, pressure and temperature information to sensing body parts. The interface is comprised of a force-generating device (900) that...
6050962 Goniometer-based body-tracking device and method  
A sensing system is provided for measuring various joints of a human body for applications for performance animation, biomechanical studies and general motion capture. One sensing device of the...
6042555 Force-feedback interface device for the hand  
A man-machine interface is disclosed which provides force information to sensing body parts. The interface is comprised of a force-generating device (106) that produces a force which is transmitted...
5989099 Tactile device  
A hand operated tactile device including a tactile body positionable in a hand of a user. The tactile body includes at least one articulated member movable relative to the remainder of the body in...
5974262 System for generating output based on involuntary and voluntary user input without providing output information to induce user to alter involuntary input  
An interactive computer system responsive to a user's voluntary and autonomic nervous system responses. The interactive computer system includes a computer, a voluntary input device requiring...
5953693 Sign language generation apparatus and sign language translation apparatus  
A sign language interpretation apparatus for performing sign language recognition and sign language generation generates easily read sign language computer graphics (CG) animation by preparing sign...
EP0629988B1 Continuous sign-language recognition apparatus and input apparatus  
Abstract of EP0629988 A continuous sign-language recognition apparatus and input apparatus which employ expressions of template patterns of sign-language word as well as the template patterns of...
5930741 Accurate, rapid, reliable position sensing using multiple sensing technologies  
In accordance with the subject invention, devices and methods are provided for the accurate reporting of movement of an entity. Sensors which are accurate, but provide a delayed signal ("delayed...
EP0560587B1 Sign language translation system and method  
Abstract of EP0560587 A sign language translation system and method not only recognizes words of a sign language but also supplements omitted words between the words of the sign language, to...
5887069 Sign recognition apparatus and method and sign translation system using same  
In continuous sign language recognition, reference sign language patterns of good quality are generated. Continuous sign language patterns and reference sign language patterns are efficiently...
5818359 Process and apparatus for computerizing translation of motion of subcutaneous body parts  
Apparatus for tracking the motion of subcutaneous body parts such as tendons in the carpal tunnel of the wrist by use of an ultrasonic sensor, and supplying signals from such sensor to a computer...
5796354 Hand-attachable controller with direction sensing  
Disclosed is a hand attachment for providing command signals to control movement of at least one object responsive to hand movement. The hand attachment includes a glove base assembly having an...
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