Spatially offset haptic feedback
US11132058B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/21
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed system may include (1) a processor that generates an artificial environment that includes a virtual object, (2) a display that presents the artificial environment, (3) an input subsystem that detects tracks positioning of a body, and (4) a plurality of haptic actuators that are arranged to apply haptic feedback to a first plurality of locations on the body, where the processor (a) determines, based on the positioning of the body, a virtual contact of one of a second plurality of locations on the body with the virtual object, where the second plurality of locations is different from the first plurality of locations, and (b) activates, in response to the virtual contact, at least one of the plurality of haptic actuators based on a mapping of the second plurality of locations to the plurality of haptic actuators. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
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