Wearable devices with fluidic mechanisms
US10636260B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wearable device for providing haptic stimulations is provided. The wearable device includes: (i) a wearable structure attachable to a portion of a user's body; (ii) a plurality of bladders, integrated with the wearable structure, configured to expand and contract according to fluid pressure within each bladder, where each bladder of the plurality of bladders delivers a haptic stimulation to the user wearing the wearable structure when the bladder expands a threshold amount; and (iii) at least one conduit configured to transport a fluid from a fluid source to one or more bladders of the plurality of bladders, where the fluid from the fluid source increases the fluid pressure within at least the one or more bladders. The haptic stimulation experienced by the user can correspond to media presented to the user by an artificial-reality system.
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