Patent ID: 9298286
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A finger control device to be disposed on a user's hand for controlling an electronic device to switch an operating mode thereof, said finger control device comprising: a main body including a first securing part to be disposed on a palm of the hand and a second securing part, said second securing part including a first finger securing portion and a second finger securing portion, said first finger securing portion to be disposed on a first section of a finger of the hand and being connected to said first securing part, said second finger securing portion to be disposed on a second section of the finger and being movably connected to said first finger securing portion; a sensor unit including a first sensor element disposed at said first finger securing portion, and a second sensor element disposed at said second finger securing portion, said second finger securing portion being movable through bending of the finger between a first position corresponding to a first finger gesture in which said first sensor element is able to interact with said second sensor element and a second position corresponding to a second finger gesture in which said first sensor element is unable to interact with said second sensor element; a control unit disposed at said main body and operable to control the electronic device to operate in a first mode when said second finger securing portion is at the first position, and to control the electronic device to operate in a second mode when said second finger securing portion is at the second position; and a wheel unit rotatably disposed at said second securing part; wherein said control unit is further operable to control the electronic device to perform a first operation according to rotation of said wheel unit when the electronic device operates in the first mode so long as the first finger gesture is maintained, and to control the electronic device to perform a second operation different from the first operation according to rotation of said wheel unit when the electronic device operates in the second mode so long as the second finger gesture is maintained; wherein the first operation performed by the electronic device is one of a horizontal scrolling operation and a vertical scrolling operation, and the second operation performed by the electronic device is the other one of the horizontal scrolling operation and the vertical scrolling operation.