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Method and apparatus to create a complex tactile sensation

US5709219A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 1996
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/015
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system for providing haptic information to a human operator. The system utilizes display devices that dynamically convey touch sensations to the human operator, thereby creating various tactile sensations such as texture and slippage. The system can combine multiple display devices as needed in order to create a specified sense.

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