IP Library Granted Patent US 9,766,696
Granted Patent B1
US 9,766,696 · App. 15/175,043 · Granted Sep 19, 2017

Apparatus for natural torso tracking and feedback for electronic interaction

Inventor: Coleman Fung (Spicewood, TX)
Assignee: Blue Goji LLC
G06F3/011A61B5/1114A61B5/6823G06F3/016A61B2503/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,766,696
App. No.
15/175,043
Filed
Jun 7, 2016
Granted
Sep 19, 2017
Kind
B1
Art Unit
2181
USPC
710/1
Abstract

An apparatus for natural torso tracking and feedback for electronic interaction, comprising a plurality of tethers each comprising a line with one end affixed to an attachment point at a fixed location distal from the body of a human user and with the other end being affixed to an attachment point proximal to the body of a human user, the proximal attachment point being configured to be worn or otherwise attached to a user's person or clothing, and at least a portion of the distal attachment points comprising a sensor configured to measure strain of an affixed tether.

Claims (11)

1. An apparatus for natural, three-dimensional torso tracking and feedback for electronic interaction, comprising:

a plurality of tethers each comprising a line with one end being affixed to an attachment point at a fixed location distal from the body of a human user and with another end being affixed to an attachment point proximal to the body of the human user, the proximal attachment point being configured to be worn or otherwise attached to the human user's person or clothing, and at least a portion of the distal attachment points comprising a sensor configured to measure at least strain of the affixed tether; and

a plurality of angle detection sensors, wherein at least a distal attachment point comprises an angle detection sensor configured to measure angular deflection of an affixed tether up or down with respect to a horizontal plane.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further wherein at least an angle detection sensor further comprises an angle measurement device configured to measure the precise angle of an affixed tether.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an angle detection sensor comprises an electrical switch.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the electrical switch comprises a mechanical leaf switch.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the electrical switch comprises a rubber-dome switch.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an angle detection sensor comprises a capacitive sensor.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a distal attachment point comprises a mechanism for applying tension to an affixed tether.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the mechanism comprises at least a pulley.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the mechanism comprises at least a coiled spring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2017
From: FUNG, COLEMAN
To: BLUE GOJI LLC
Reel/Frame 040863/0694 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62310568 · Mar 18, 2016