公开(公告)号：US5875257A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-23

申请号：US813072

申请日：1997-03-07

申请人： Teresa Marrin ,  Joseph Paradiso ,  Tod Machover ,  Christopher Verplaetse ,  Margaret Orth

发明人： Teresa Marrin ,  Joseph Paradiso ,  Tod Machover ,  Christopher Verplaetse ,  Margaret Orth

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/011

摘要： Apparatus for continuous sensing of hand and arm gestures comprises hand-held means for continuously sensing at least tempo and emphasis. These sensed parameters are represented quantitatively, and transduced by appropriate circuitry into electrical signals indicative of the parameter quantities. The signals may be used to control the performance of a musical composition (or the evolution of some other dynamic system), or may instead convey information. The signals may, for example, be provided to an interpreter that dynamically infers control commands from the gestures on a real-time basis in accordance with the generally accepted canon of musical conducting, directing the controlled system in accordance therewith. The invention may also sense one or more additional conducting parameters such as the speed and/or velocity, direction (i.e., trajectory) in three dimensions, absolute three-dimensional position, the "size" of a gesture in terms of the spatial distance between successive beats, and the "placement" of a beat pattern in space.

摘要翻译： 用于连续感测手和手臂手势的装置包括用于连续感测至少速度和重点的手持装置。 这些感测的参数被定量地表示，并由适当的电路转换成指示参数量的电信号。 这些信号可以用于控制音乐作品的性能（或某种其他动态系统的演变），或者可以代替传达信息。 例如，信号可以被提供给解释器，其根据通常接受的音乐导演的标准，根据其指导受控系统，实时地基于手势来推测控制命令。 本发明还可以感测一个或多个附加的导电参数，例如三维的速度和/或速度，方向（即，轨迹），绝对三维位置，手势的“尺寸” 连续的节拍，以及空间中节拍模式的“放置”。

公开(公告)号：US20050207172A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-22

申请号：US11087031

申请日：2005-03-21

申请人： Margaret Orth

发明人： Margaret Orth

IPC分类号： B32B27/12 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H05B39/08

CPC分类号： H05B39/085 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2017/9602 ,  H03K2217/960715 ,  H03K2217/96073 ,  H03K2217/960755

摘要： A capacitive light/dimmer switch which uses soft or fuzzy fabrics made with electronic textiles instead of, or as an extension of, metal or plastic plates. The soft fabric material, which may be in the form of a pompom, tassel, fur, or other electronic trim element, provides an attractive and compelling user interface that is soft to the touch. The user simply touches the pompom, as he would the dimmer plate, to cause the amount of light to increase or decrease. The electronic textiles of the light controller comprise electrodes integrated into their yarns or fibers, resulting in a conductive material (electronic textile) that may be used as the user interface. This conductive material is electrically connected to a sensing circuit by either AC coupling or DC contact. When the user touches the conductive material, the sensing circuit measures the change in load of the electrodes, and the lighting is changed.

摘要翻译： 电容式光/调光开关，其使用由电子纺织品制成的软或模糊织物，而不是或作为金属或塑料板的延伸。 可以是蓬蓬，流苏，毛皮或其他电子装饰元件形式的柔软织物材料提供了触感柔软的引人入胜的用户界面。 使用者只需轻轻地触摸手指，就像调光板一样，使光量增加或减少。 光控制器的电子纺织品包括集成在其纱线或纤维中的电极，导致可用作用户界面的导电材料（电子纺织品）。 该导电材料通过AC耦合或DC接触电连接到感测电路。 当用户触摸导电材料时，感测电路测量电极的负载变化，并且改变照明。

公开(公告)号：US06210771B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-03

申请号：US08935466

申请日：1997-09-24

申请人： E. Rehmi Post ,  Margaret Orth ,  Emily Cooper ,  Joshua R. Smith

发明人： E. Rehmi Post ,  Margaret Orth ,  Emily Cooper ,  Joshua R. Smith

IPC分类号： B32B306

CPC分类号： H05K3/10 ,  A41D1/002 ,  D03D1/0088 ,  D03D15/00 ,  D03D15/0066 ,  D10B2101/20 ,  D10B2201/02 ,  D10B2211/04 ,  D10B2401/063 ,  D10B2401/16 ,  H01H2203/0085 ,  H05K1/162 ,  H05K1/165 ,  H05K1/167 ,  H05K2201/0281 ,  H05K2201/029 ,  Y10S2/905 ,  Y10T428/24017 ,  Y10T428/24025 ,  Y10T428/24033 ,  Y10T442/322 ,  Y10T442/3228 ,  Y10T442/3236

摘要： Fabrics are used as integral elements of electrical circuitry—to facilitate control over the operation of external components connected thereto, to serve as substrates onto which electrical components are connected, or as the electrical components themselves. In one aspect, selective, anisotropic electrical conductivity is achieved using conductive fibers running along one weave direction and non-conductive fibers running along the opposite direction. The conductive fibers, which may be continuous or arranged in lanes, serve as electrical conduits capable of carrying data signals and/or power, and may be connected, for example, to electrical components soldered directly onto the fabric. In a second aspect, passive electrical components are integrated directly textiles using threads having selected electrical properties.

摘要翻译： 织物被用作电路的整体元件，以便于控制连接到其上的外部组件的操作，用作与其连接的电气部件或作为电气部件本身的衬底。 一方面，使用沿着一个方向行进的导电纤维和沿相反方向延伸的非导电纤维实现选择性，各向异性的导电性。 可以连续或布置在通道中的导电纤维用作能够承载数据信号和/或功率的电导体，并且可以例如连接到直接焊接到织物上的电气部件。 在第二方面中，使用具有选定的电气特性的螺纹将无源电气部件直接整合到纺织品中。

公开(公告)号：US07054133B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-30

申请号：US11087031

申请日：2005-03-21

申请人： Margaret Orth

发明人： Margaret Orth

IPC分类号： H01G5/01

CPC分类号： H05B39/085 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2017/9602 ,  H03K2217/960715 ,  H03K2217/96073 ,  H03K2217/960755

摘要： A capacitive light/dimmer switch which uses soft or fuzzy fabrics made with electronic textiles instead of, or as an extension of, metal or plastic plates. The soft fabric material, which may be in the form of a pompom, tassel, fur, or other electronic trim element, provides an attractive and compelling user interface that is soft to the touch. The user simply touches the pompom, as he would the dimmer plate, to cause the amount of light to increase or decrease. The electronic textiles of the light controller comprise electrodes integrated into their yarns or fibers, resulting in a conductive material (electronic textile) that may be used as the user interface. This conductive material is electrically connected to a sensing circuit by either AC coupling or DC contact. When the user touches the conductive material, the sensing circuit measures the change in load of the electrodes, and the lighting is changed.

摘要翻译： 电容式光/调光开关，其使用由电子纺织品制成的软或模糊织物，而不是或作为金属或塑料板的延伸。 可以是蓬蓬，流苏，毛皮或其他电子装饰元件形式的柔软织物材料提供了触感柔软的引人入胜的用户界面。 使用者只需轻轻地触摸手指，就像调光板一样，使光量增加或减少。 光控制器的电子纺织品包括集成在其纱线或纤维中的电极，导致可用作用户界面的导电材料（电子纺织品）。 该导电材料通过AC耦合或DC接触电连接到感测电路。 当用户触摸导电材料时，感测电路测量电极的负载变化，并且改变照明。

公开(公告)号：US5941714A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-24

申请号：US935587

申请日：1997-09-23

申请人： Matthew Gorbet ,  Margaret Orth

发明人： Matthew Gorbet ,  Margaret Orth

IPC分类号： G06F15/80 ,  H01R35/04 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H01R11/30

CPC分类号： H01R35/04 ,  G06F15/8023 ,  H05K7/1442 ,  H01R23/70 ,  Y10S439/928

摘要： Tiling processor elements facilitate manipulation of digital information and processing through user-defined relationship between the elements. Each element represents an independent computational entity with predefined properties and functionality, but the behavior of an arrangement of these elements depends on the arrangement itself-not just the characteristics of the individual devices. In this way, unique computational entities may be constructed based on, but not limited to, the capabilities of the individual devices. Rearrangement of the elements defines and alters the functionality of the resulting element network.

摘要翻译： 平铺处理器元件便于​​通过用户定义的元素之间的关系来操纵数字信息和处理。 每个元素表示具有预定义属性和功能的独立计算实体，但这些元素的排列行为取决于排列本身，而不仅仅是各个设备的特征。 以这种方式，可以基于但不限于各个设备的能力来构造独特的计算实体。 元素的重新排列定义并改变所得到的元素网络的功能。