IP Library Granted Patent US 9,924,907
Granted Patent B2
US 9,924,907 · App. 13/249,382 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Method and system for identifying location of a touched body part

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Patent No.
US 9,924,907
App. No.
13/249,382
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system for identifying location of a touched body part. The method includes initializing a tracking system for monitoring travel of a pointer useful for indicating a touching operation, wherein the touching operation is performed on a body part. In addition, the method includes monitoring the travel of the pointer from a predetermined first location to a second location, wherein the second location coincides with a touch endpoint on a body part; and identifying the location of body part that was touched by the pointer.

Claims (31)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

initializing a tracking system on a wrist-wearable computing device comprising hardware sensors, the tracking system configured to monitor travel of a pointer controlled by a user of the wrist-wearable computing device using the hardware sensors;

monitoring, by the wrist-wearable computing device and using the initialized tracking system, the travel of the pointer from a first location to a second location, the second location coinciding with a touch endpoint on a body part of the user of the wrist-wearable computing device;

identifying, by the wrist-wearable computing device, the location of a touched body part of the user of the wrist-wearable computing device based on the monitored travel of the pointer and the touch endpoint;

determining, based on a pre-filtering algorithm using the identified location, wellness conditions;

presenting wellness condition images associated with the determined wellness conditions on a display of the wrist-wearable computing device;

receiving a selection of at least one of the presented wellness condition images; and

transforming presentation of the presented wellness condition images based on the selection.

2. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer monitors travel of a finger of the user, the finger being on a same arm of the user as the wrist-wearable computing device.

3. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer comprises monitoring, via the hardware sensors, a gesture movement corresponding to the pointer.

4. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein receiving the selection of the at least one wellness condition image comprises receiving a touch input from the user of the wrist-wearable computing device.

5. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 wherein receiving the selection of the at least one wellness condition image comprises receiving a voice input from the user of the wrist-wearable computing device.

6. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 further comprising retrieving, from a lookup table or database, information about a wellness condition corresponding to the selected wellness condition image.

7. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer with the tracking system comprises monitoring a location, a rotation, an acceleration, a tilt, a pitch, a yaw, a speed change, an orientation, or a speed of the pointer.

8. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein transforming presentation of the presented wellness condition images transforms the display to include presentation of a body image.

9. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 8 , wherein the presentation of the body image includes display of selectable locations, the selectable locations at which to associate a wellness condition.

10. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein the at least one selected wellness condition image is an image of a cut, a bruise, an ache, a numbness, or blood.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

initializing a tracking system comprising hardware sensors that monitor travel of a pointer, the tracking system and the hardware sensors comprising part of a wrist-wearable computing device;

monitoring, with the initialized tracking system, the travel of the pointer from a predetermined first location to a second location, the second location coinciding with a touch endpoint on a body part of a user of the wrist-wearable computing device;

identifying a location of a touched body part of the user of the wrist-wearable computing device based on the monitored travel of the pointer and the touch endpoint;

determining, based on a pre-filtering algorithm using the identified location, wellness conditions;

presenting wellness condition images associated with the determined wellness conditions on a display of the wrist-wearable computing device;

receiving a selection of at least one of the presented wellness condition images;

correlating a body part to the selected wellness condition image; and

updating a memory device of the wrist-wearable computing device with the correlated body part and a wellness condition associated to the selected wellness condition image.

12. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 11 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer monitors, via the hardware sensors, a gesture movement corresponding to the pointer.

13. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 11 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer monitors the travel of a hand, an arm, a finger, a foot, a toe, a nose, a tongue, or a head of the user of the wrist-wearable computing device.

14. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 11 , wherein correlating the body part to the selected at least one wellness condition image comprises enabling a drag and drop of the selected at least one wellness condition image upon a presented body image.

15. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 11 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer monitors a location, an audible sound, a speed, a proximity of the computing device to the user, or an activity of the user of the computing device.

16. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 11 , wherein monitoring the travel of the pointer monitors the travel of a mechanical pointing device that is not a part of the user's body.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2014
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
To: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 034343/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 10, 2012
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 028561/0557 →