Haptic interface for palpation simulation
US7864164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04812
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a graphical object and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, comprises providing an object in communication with the computer, controlling the graphical object in relation to manipulation of at least a portion of the object by the user, and outputting a haptic sensation to the user when the graphical object interacts with a region within the graphical representation to provide the user with haptic feedback related to a simulated palpation of the region.
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