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EP0696019A2
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Verification apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-07-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-07-24
Abstract
Abstract Verification apparatus (2) comprising a writing instrument (4) having a body (6) and a grip sensor (8) for sensing grip pressure patterns of a person (10) when the person (10) is holding the writing instrument (4) and executing an intended movement, the verification apparatus (2) being such that the sensed grip pressure patterns are able to be compared with stored grip pressure patterns values for the person (10) in order to obtain information about the person (10) executing the movement with the writing instrument (4). The verification apparatus (2) may include a writing pressure sensor (14), an angle pressure sensor (24) and a gyroscope (32).
Inventors
- 👤 James Marshall
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:17
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04883; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0346; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03545; G06V; G06V40/00; G06V40/30; G06V40/37; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/30; G07C9/32; G07C9/35
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
Verification apparatus comprising a writing instrument having a body and grip sensing means for sensing grip pressure patterns of a person when the person is holding the writing instrument and executing an intended movement, the verification apparatus being such that the sensed grip pressure patterns are able to be compared with stored grip pressure patterns values for the person in order to obtain information about the person executing the movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
Verification apparatus according to claim 1 in which the grip sensing means also senses applied grip pressure, and in which the sensed applied grip pressure is compared with a stored applied grip pressure value for the person in order to obtain the information about the person executing the movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
Verification apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 in which the grip sensing means comprises a grip sensing sleeve positioned on the body over a length of the body that will be gripped by a person executing the movement with the writing instrument, and in which the grip sensing sleeve is made of an electrically conducting material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
Verification apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the writing instrument includes writing pressure sensing means for sensing the writing pressure applied by a person through the writing instrument on to a surface when the person is holding the writing instrument and executing the intended movement, the verification apparatus being such that the sensed writing pressure is able to be compared with a stored writing pressure value for the person in order to obtain information about the person executing the movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Verification apparatus according to claim 4 in which the writing pressure sensing means is formed as a tip part of the writing instrument, and in which the tip part of the writing instrument is made of an electrically conducting material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
87 words
Verification apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the writing instrument includes angle pressure sensing means for sensing the pressure of the writing instrument against the person's hand as the writing instrument is held at an angle during the execution of the movement, and the verification apparatus being such that the sensed angle pressure is able to be compared with a stored angle pressure value for the person in order to obtain information about the person executing the movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
Verification apparatus according to claim 6 in which the angle pressure sensing means is at least one touch sensor positioned on the body over a length of the body that will rest against the person's hand during the executing of the movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
Verification apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the writing instrument includes gyroscope means for sensing how the writing instrument is moved when the person is holding the writing instrument and is executing the intended movement, and the verification apparatus being such that the sensed movement is able to be compared with a stored writing instrument moving value for the person in order to obtain information about the person executing the intended movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
Verification apparatus according to claim 8 in which the gyroscope means is positioned at an end of the writing instrument remote from the writing end.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
Verification apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims and including pad means for being written on.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
Verification apparatus according to claim 10 in which the pad means includes gyroscope means for sensing if and how the pad means is moved by the person executing the movement, and the verification apparatus being such that the sensed pad means movement is able to be compared with a stored pad means movement value for the person in order to obtain information about the person executing the movement with the writing instrument.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
Verification apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the or each stored value is stored in memory means remote from the writing instrument.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
Verification apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims and including retaining means for retaining the executed movement just written by the person writing the executed movement.
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