Dynamic gloves to convey sense of touch and movement for virtual objects in HMD rendered environments
US10296086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2027/0141
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of using a peripheral device for interfacing with a virtual reality scene generated by a computer for presentation on a head mounted display. The peripheral device includes a haptic device capable of being placed in contact with a user and a haptic feedback controller for processing instructions for outputting a haptic signal to the haptic device. The haptic feedback controller receiving the instructions from the computer so that haptic feedback of the haptic device changes to correspond to a user's virtual interactions with a virtual object in the virtual reality scene as presented on the head mounted display.
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