Somatosensory generation system featuring thermal effects
US11816977B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/30
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A somatosensory generation system featuring with thermal effects, includes a somatosensory effect controller used to access and process audio signals or control signals of actions or events of games, movies, AR/VR or application software from media players, game consoles, personal computers, AR/VR devices, and transmit them to at least a somatosensory effect conversion device and a plurality of somatosensory transducers are staggered distribution on the carrier to react the simulated waveform and heating information in corresponding to the portions of torso and limbs of the human body. This somatosensory generation system enhances immersive presence of entertainment dramatically and make users like to enter live action scenes through both haptic feedback and thermal effect applied on user's body.
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