Wearable motion sensing computing interface

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a sensor configured to detect movement and generate first movement data related to at least part of a detected movement in at least one spatial plane and second movement data related to at least part of a detected movement that is indicative of a tapping motion;

a messaging unit configured to create a message that is configured to include movement information based at least in part upon one of the first movement data and the second movement data;

a transmitter in data communication with the messaging unit and configured to transmit the message;

a touch sensor area configured to send, based at least in part on detection of a touch, an activation signal to the messaging unit; and

a housing configured to at least partially enclose at least one of the sensor, the messaging unit, and the transmitter, and including a finger grip configured to secure the housing to a human finger.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the finger grip is removably connected to the housing.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the finger grip includes a band.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the sensor includes an accelerometer.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the movement information includes acceleration data of the accelerometer.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the accelerometer is a three-axis accelerometer.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the sensor includes a gyroscope.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the movement information further includes rotational data of the gyroscope.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the gyroscope is a three-axis gyroscope.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:

a power source configured to supply electrical energy to at least one of the transmitter and the sensor.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the power source is a source selected from the group consisting of a battery, a capacitor, and an external power source coupled with the apparatus.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a slide sensor including a touch surface in data communication with the messaging unit and configured to detect a sliding touch upon the touch surface of the slide sensor.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the message is configured to include touch data.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the messaging unit is configured to request establishment of a communication channel with a computing device based at least in part upon the activation signal.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the movement information is sent to the computing device, using the communication channel, to direct movement of a cursor of the computing device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the messaging unit is configured to halt message creation based at least in part upon a condition selected from the group consisting of loss of a communication link, reduction in detected movement, loss of detection of the activation signal, expiration of a timer, detection of a low power condition, detection of an error condition, and receipt of a halt message.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising:

a visual indicator configured to be activated based at least in part upon a condition selected from the group consisting if a power-on condition, a self-test condition, movement, transmission of a message, receipt of a message, and establishment of a communication channel.

18. A method, comprising:

detecting a movement with a sensor;

generating first movement data related to at least part of the movement in at least one spatial plane and second movement data related to at least part of a detected movement that is indicative of a tapping motion;

detecting a touch with a touch sensor;

activating a messaging unit based at least in part upon detection of the touch by the touch sensor;

creating, with the messaging unit, a message that is configured to include movement information based at least in part upon one of the first movement data and the second movement data; and

transmitting the created message to a computing device;

wherein at least one of the sensor, the messaging unit, and the transmitter is at least partially enclosed in a housing that includes a finger grip configured to secure the housing to a human finger.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the sensor includes an accelerometer.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the movement information is based at least in part on acceleration data of the accelerometer.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the accelerometer is a three-axis accelerometer.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the sensor includes a gyroscope.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the movement information further includes rotational data of the gyroscope.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the gyroscope is a three-axis gyroscope.

25. The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

powering at least one of the transmitter and the sensor by supplying electrical energy from a power source.

26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:

generating sliding touch data associated with a sliding touch on a touch surface of a slide sensor that is in data communication with the messaging unit.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the message is configured to include the sliding touch data.

28. The method of claim 27 , further comprising requesting establishment of a communication channel with a computing device based at least in part upon detection of the touch by the touch sensor.

29. The method of claim 28 , further comprising:

activating a visual indicator based at least in part upon detection of a condition selected from the group consisting of a power-on condition, a self-test condition, detection of a touch, movement, transmission of a message, receipt of a message, and establishment of a communication channel.