Abstract: A successive sliding exerciser includes a beam, a sliding part which is installed in the beam and is able to slide between two ends of the beam, and two upholders to support the beam on two ends. Each upholder has a stepping slot with two platforms of different height. When using this exerciser, a user grabs the sliding part and slides from the higher end to the lower end. Upon reaching the lower end, the beam is lifted backward and is placed on the higher platform, the other end automatically falls to the lower platform. One end to the other, the two ends of the beam switch their positions of lower end and higher end. Therefore, the user is able to slide back, and the exercising action can continue back and forth.

Abstract: A successive sliding exerciser includes a beam, a sliding part which is installed in the beam and is able to slide between two ends of the beam, and two upholders to support the beam on two ends. Each upholder has a stepping slot with two platforms of different height. When using this exerciser, a user grabs the sliding part and slides from the higher end to the lower end. Upon reaching the lower end, the beam is lifted backward and is placed on the higher platform, the other end automatically falls to the lower platform. One end to the other, the two ends of the beam switch their positions of lower end and higher end. Therefore, the user is able to slide back, and the exercising action can continue back and forth.

Abstract: A glove-like apparatus mounted on a user's hand to control the cursor movement and to click for providing functions of a computer mouse. The apparatus has a glove-like body with multiple finger tubes. A tilt sensor is mounted on the glove metacarpus, of which the roll angle of the hand is detected to determine the moving orientation of the cursor. Two pairs of bending sensors are mounted on the thumb tube and the index finger tube, each pair of the sensors is used to detect a bending angle of the corresponding finger. The bending of the thumb or the index finger at a time is used to move the cursor in the negative or the positive direction along the located orientation line. The data glove for cursor control is operated as a virtual mouse with a virtual tracking ball.

Abstract: An input apparatus comprises two glove bodies with glove fingers, each of which is mounted with key buttons as a keyboard for an information system. And a corresponding input method, with the keyboard apparel worn on both hands of a user, is to use a finger of one hand striking on a particular key mounted on a glove finger of the other hand. A half number of keys are mounted on the palm face of the glove fingers of one hand while other keys on the back face of the other hand. With such a keyboard and typing method, a user is able to type with ten fingers away-from-desk by mutually using fingers of each hand to type on the fingers of the other hand.

Abstract: A glove-like apparatus mounted on a user's hand to control the cursor movement and to click for providing functions of a computer mouse. The apparatus has a glove-like body with multiple finger tubes. A tilt sensor is mounted on the glove metacarpus, of which the roll angle of the hand is detected to determine the moving orientation of the cursor. Two pairs of bending sensors are mounted on the thumb tube and the index finger tube, each pair of the sensors is used to detect a bending angle of the corresponding finger. The bending of the thumb or the index finger at a time is used to move the cursor in the negative or the positive direction along the located orientation line. The data glove for cursor control is operated as a virtual mouse with a virtual tracking ball.

Abstract: A keyboard incorporated with a mouse for word processors, two separated keyboard parts are used for enabling ten finger typing and a mouse is fastened to one of the keyboard parts which moves along with the mouse in all time while in operation. Each keyboard part includes five multidirectional keys which enable each hand to operate with its five fingers respectively. Each multidirectional key provides nine functions in a three by three matrix pattern. According to the action direction of a finger on a multidirectional key, a function term is selected to input. With such an arrangement, the hand does not need to move between the keyboard and the mouse to operate them alternatively, and the occupancy space of the keyboard with the mouse is reduced tremendously.

Abstract: A data glove input device, serving as a virtual keyboard and enabling ten-finger-typing, has two palm bodies with glove fingers. A tilt sensor is mounted on the middle phalanx of each respective glove finger. It is used to detect the falling in one of multiple tilt angle ranges of the phalanx and to select a specific item from items in a particular column. The same tilt sensor for item selecting can also be used to validate a selection by detecting a tilt angle peak pulse. Multiple contact pads and multiple switch buttons are mounted on the lateral sides of glove fingers except the thumbs, and each of them, which is able to be touched by the thumb, is to switch the same signal selected by a tilt angle or a finger to represent another different item. Accordingly, the data glove can be finger tip uncovered and allows baseless virtual typing.

Abstract: A force sensitive key and keyboard arrangement for computers includes ten multidirectional keys which are used for enabling ten-finger typing by applying forces and no finger movement among keys is needed. Each multidirectional key capable of nine functions comprises a force sensor. The force applied by a finger tip is sensed and classified as one of either of eight directions on the horizontal plane or a pressing direction, the activated direction is then designated to a key function. Functions in the same column are discriminated by sensing different longitudinal forces. Discrimination of functions between columns and higher rows operated by the same finger is achieved through applying lateral forces. The ten multidirectional keys represent all of the functions of a standard computer keyboard.