Audio interface for controlling a motion platform
US8468280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/16
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present description relates to the interfacing of a computer with a motion platform using a USB audio-class computer peripheral. The computer peripheral receives a digital audio-format signal according to the USB specification and provides a motion signal to up to four motion platforms. As the computer peripheral is a USB audio-class peripheral, no device-specific driver is required to play motion synchronously with a movie or a video game. The general purpose audio driver included in the operating system of the computer is advantageously used and the computer peripheral can alternately be used with any operating system comprising such a general purpose audio driver, such as Windows 2000, Windows XO or Mac OSX. The computer peripheral is seen by the computer as a USB sound card.
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