Apparatuses, and systems for triggering a mobile scanning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11540568-B2
Application number	US-201916513012-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	Jul 17, 2018
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

Various embodiments described herein illustrate a glove that includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The anterior portion is knitted seamlessly with the posterior portion to define a metacarpal region and a plurality of finger regions extending out from the metacarpal region. A first conductive pad is knitted on the anterior portion of the glove. The first conductive pad is knitted on a distal end portion of a first finger region. A second conductive pad knitted on the posterior portion of the glove. Further, the second conductive pad is knitted on a second finger region. An electronic device is removably attached to the posterior portion and is in electrical communication with the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad. The electronic device is triggered in an instance in which the first conductive pad contacts the second conductive pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A glove comprising:
an anterior portion;
a posterior portion, wherein the anterior portion is knitted seamlessly with the posterior portion to define:
a metacarpal region,
a plurality of finger regions extending out from the metacarpal region,

a first conductive pad knitted on the anterior portion of the glove, wherein the first conductive pad is knitted on a distal end portion of a first finger region of the plurality of finger regions; and
a second conductive pad knitted on the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the second conductive pad is knitted on a second finger region of the plurality of finger regions, and
wherein an electronic device is removably attached to the posterior portion and is in electrical communication with the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad, wherein, in an instance in which the electronic device is attached, the electronic device is triggered in an instance in which the first conductive pad contacts the second conductive pad.

2. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the posterior portion of the glove further comprises:
an outer surface; and
an inner surface, wherein the outer surface defines a plurality of first via holes in the metacarpal region of the glove, and wherein each first via hole extends from the outer surface of the posterior portion to the inner surface of the posterior portion.

3. The glove of claim 2 further comprising:
a first conductive path knitted on the inner surface of the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the first conductive path is electrically coupled to the first conductive pad;
a second conductive path knitted on the inner surface of the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the second conductive path is electrically coupled to the second conductive pad;
a first conductive region knitted on a periphery of a first via hole of the plurality of first via holes, wherein the first conductive path electrically couples the first conductive region with the first conductive pad; and
a second conductive region knitted on a periphery of another first via hole of the plurality of first via holes, wherein the second conductive path electrically couples the second conductive region with the second conductive pad.

4. The glove of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of first via holes is configured to receive a plurality of couplers.

5. The glove of claim 4 , wherein a pad is received on the outer surface of the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the pad further comprises:
a plurality of second via holes, wherein the pad is received on the glove in such a manner that the plurality of first via holes on the glove aligns with the plurality of second via holes on the pad.

6. The glove of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of couplers extends through the plurality of second via holes.

7. The glove of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device is attached on the pad through the plurality of couplers.

8. The glove of claim 4 , wherein the electronic device comprises an adapter module, wherein the adapter module comprises a plurality of snap buttons, and wherein the electronic device is attached on the glove by snap fitting the plurality of snap buttons to the plurality of couplers.

9. The glove of claim 2 further comprising:
a third conductive pad knitted on the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the third conductive pad is knitted on a third finger region of the plurality of finger regions;
a third conductive region knitted on a periphery of a first via hole of the plurality of first via holes, wherein the third conductive region is knitted on the inner surface of the posterior portion of the glove; and
a third conductive path knitted on the inner surface of the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the third conductive path electrically couples the third conductive pad with the third conductive region.

10. The glove of claim 2 further comprising:
an antenna element formed on the outer surface of the glove;
a forth conductive region knitted on a periphery of a first via hole of the plurality of first via holes, wherein the forth conductive region is knitted on the inner surface of the posterior portion of the glove; and
a fourth conductive path knitted on the inner surface of the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the fourth conductive path electrically couples the antenna element with the forth conductive region.

11. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad are formed of a conductive yarn.

12. The glove of claim 11 , wherein the conductive yarn is selected of a group consisting of a silver coated nylon and a silver coated polyester or poly-ethylene.

13. The glove of claim 11 , wherein the anterior portion of the glove has an outer surface, wherein an abrasive coating is disposed on the outer surface of the anterior portion of the glove.

14. The glove of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the abrasive coating is at most 0.6 mm.

15. The glove of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the abrasive coating is such that the conductive yarn, knitted to form the first conductive pad, is exposed to an ambient around the glove.

16. An assembly of a mobile scanning device and a glove, the assembly comprising:
the glove comprising:
an anterior portion;
a posterior portion, wherein the anterior portion is knitted seamlessly with the posterior portion to define:
a metacarpal region,
a plurality of finger regions extending out from the metacarpal region;

a first conductive pad knitted on the anterior portion of the glove, wherein the first conductive pad is knitted on a distal end portion of a first finger region of the plurality of finger regions; and
a second conductive pad knitted on the posterior portion of the glove, wherein the second conductive pad is knitted on a second finger region of the plurality of finger regions; and

the mobile scanning device removably attached to the posterior portion and in electrical communication with the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad,
wherein, in an instance in which the mobile scanning device is attached, the mobile scanning device is triggered in an instance in which the first conductive pad contacts the second conductive pad.

17. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the posterior portion of the glove further comprises:
an outer surface; and
an inner surface, wherein the outer surface defines a plurality of first via holes in the metacarpal region of the glove, and wherein each first via hole extends from the outer surface of the posterior portion to the inner surface of the posterior portion.

18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of first via holes are configured to receive a plurality of couplers.

19. The assembly of claim 18 , wherein the mobile scanning device further comprises an adapter module having a plurality of snap buttons, wherein the plurality of snap buttons snap fits with the plurality of couplers to removable attached the mobile scanning device with the glove.

20. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad are formed of a conductive yarn.

21. A method for operating a mobile scanning device mounted on a glove, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, an input to operate the mobile scanning device in a gesture association mode, wherein operating the mobile scanning device in the gesture association mode comprises:
receiving, by the processor, at least one of a first trigger signal or a second trigg

Assignees

• Hand Held Prod Inc

Inventors

• Lu Lin
• Zhang Zhenjun
• Yan Xianwei
• Qu Haiming
• Luo Lori
• Oberpriller Mark Lee
• Bacinska Jana
• Cunningham Iv Charles Joseph
• Yi Shixue
• Huo Congcong
• Fang Jiqing
• Ye Tianshi
• Xu Jing
• Wang Qiannan
• Jin Hongjian
• Ding Kinvi Jinhui

Classifications

• G06K2007/10534

  Scanner to be worn on a finger or on a wrist · CPC title

• A41D19/0027 Primary

  Measuring instruments, e.g. watch, thermometer · CPC title

• G06K7/10396

  the interrogation device being wearable, e.g. as a glove, bracelet, or ring (wearable aerials in general H01Q1/27) · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title