Title:
ULTRASONIC USER INTERFACE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/121836
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide an ultrasonic user interface device capable of precisely acquiring information on the movement of a body part. [Solution] An ultrasonic user interface device that is provided with a transmission part and reception parts. The transmission part transmits an ultrasonic wave toward the internal tissue of a user's arm or leg part. A plurality of the reception parts are disposed along the circumferential direction of the arm or leg part, toward which the ultrasonic wave is transmitted, so as to surround the arm or leg part and receives the ultrasonic wave penetrating through the internal tissue and/or the ultrasonic wave reflected thereby so as to acquire information on the movement of at least a part of the user's limbs.
Inventors:
MORIMOTO RUI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2019/046700
Publication Date:
June 18, 2020
Filing Date:
November 29, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04R17/00; G06F3/01
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2017075611A1 | 2017-05-04 | |||
| WO2017163389A1 | 2017-09-28 | |||
| WO2017221381A1 | 2017-12-28 | |||
| WO2016038953A1 | 2016-03-17 |
Foreign References:
| JP2006212287A | 2006-08-17 | |||
| JP2011048818A | 2011-03-10 | |||
| US20170055938A1 | 2017-03-02 | |||
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Other References:
MCINTOSH, J. ET AL.: "EchoFlex: Hand gesture recognition using ultrasound imaging", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2017 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS, 6 May 2017 (2017-05-06), pages 1923 - 1934, XP058337921
See also references of EP 3886458A4
See also references of EP 3886458A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OMORI, Junichi (JP)
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