Patent ID: 8292786

Claim:
A head set for facilitating movement of an object through lingual manipulation, the head set comprising: a head piece; an arm extending from the head piece and having a distal end; an elastomeric mouthpiece comprising a bulb, the bulb being connected proximate the distal end of the arm, and the bulb having a plurality of fluid-containing cells embedded therein configured to respond to pressure applied by the tongue of an individual when the mouthpiece is in a mouth of the individual; a plurality of tubes, each tube having a proximal end and a distal end, with the distal end of each of the tubes being in substantially sealed fluid communication with a corresponding cell, and the proximal end being in substantially sealed fluid communication with a respective transducer, wherein: each transducer is configured to convert changes in pressure within the cells to electrical signals, and each transducer is mechanically supported by the head set; a first processor for processing the electrical signals, wherein the electrical signals are modulated to generate a pressure profile from the cells; and a transmitter for sending wireless signals from the first processor to a second processor in accordance with the pressure profile, wherein: the second processor is in electrical communication with a cursor on a display, and the second processor is programmed to cause the cursor to move across the display in response to the wireless signals received from the transmitter.