US 12,229,347 B1
Motorized finger activator device for interaction with a touch-sensitive computing input device
Victor Korol, San Diego, CA (US); and Evgeny Korol, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Work-Life Balance Corporation, LLC, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Victor Korol, San Diego, CA (US); and Evgeny Korol, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/433,524.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/03 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/03 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motorized finger activator device for interaction with a touch-sensitive computing input device to prevent activation of sleep mode, said motorized finger activator device comprising:
a base component that is configured to rest on a surface of a laptop that is equipped with a touchpad;
a hand with finger component that attaches to the base component, wherein the hand with finger component comprises a fingertip portion and a conductive cushion disposed on an end of the fingertip portion, wherein the conductive cushion at the end of the fingertip portion of the hand with finger component is positioned to contact the touchpad;
a switch that is exposed through a surface of the hand with finger component and is configured to turn power on and off when activated to turn power on, wherein the hand with finger component performs oscillating motion back and forth and up and down when the switch is activated to turn power on, wherein the touchpad is configured to detect electrical capacitance present in the conductive cushion at the end of the fingertip portion as the conductive cushion contacts the touchpad during the oscillating motion of the hand with finger component; and
a battery that provides electric power for the hand with finger component to perform the oscillating motion when the switch is activated to turn power on.