Haptic information presentation system and method
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a motion of a virtual object to present a haptic information to (1) a medium device or a medium apparatus, and/or (2) a user, as if (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user operates a real object, the method comprising:
- applying a haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user to the virtual object; and
controlling a physical quantity and/or a sensory quantity utilizing the haptic sensory characteristic and/or the illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus and/or (2) the user;
wherein the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user controls a physical quantity of a driving device provided in a haptic presentation device, and the haptic presentation device comprises at least one of an input device, an output device, a display device, video member, or the medium device, or the medium apparatus;
wherein the haptic sensory characteristic comprises at least one of a nonlinear characteristic, a hysteresis characteristic, a masking characteristic, a threshold characteristic, or a muscle reflection;
wherein the control of the motion of the virtual object comprises at least one of (1) controlling a frequency and intensity of vibration and/or vibration sensation, (2) utilizing a masking effect to continuously or intermittently control at least one haptic information of vibration sensation, force sensation, and a torque sensation in an arbitrary direction, (3) analyzing input information from a controller to control a motor so as to control a movement in a direction of haptic presentation device, (4) analyzing input information from an acceleration sensor to control a motor, (5) controlling rotation of an eccentric rotator, (6) adjusting a spatial intensity distribution of a resting force, (7) accelerating and/or decelerating a velocity of a body having an inertia moment, (8) rotating a rotation body around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis, or (9) controlling a posture of a gyroscope.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed in which in a conventional non-grounding man-machine interface having no reaction base on the human body and for giving the existence of a virtual object and the impact force of a collision to a person, a haptic sensation of a torque, a force and the like can be continuously presented in the same direction, which cannot be presented by only the physical characteristic of a haptic sensation presentation device. In a haptic presentation device, the rotation velocity of at least one rotator in the haptic presentation device is controlled by a control device, and a vibration, a force or a torque as the physical characteristic is controlled, so that the user is made to conceive various haptic information of the vibration, force, torque or the like.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a motion of a virtual object to present a haptic information to (1) a medium device or a medium apparatus, and/or (2) a user, as if (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user operates a real object, the method comprising:
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applying a haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user to the virtual object; and controlling a physical quantity and/or a sensory quantity utilizing the haptic sensory characteristic and/or the illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus and/or (2) the user; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user controls a physical quantity of a driving device provided in a haptic presentation device, and the haptic presentation device comprises at least one of an input device, an output device, a display device, video member, or the medium device, or the medium apparatus; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic comprises at least one of a nonlinear characteristic, a hysteresis characteristic, a masking characteristic, a threshold characteristic, or a muscle reflection; wherein the control of the motion of the virtual object comprises at least one of (1) controlling a frequency and intensity of vibration and/or vibration sensation, (2) utilizing a masking effect to continuously or intermittently control at least one haptic information of vibration sensation, force sensation, and a torque sensation in an arbitrary direction, (3) analyzing input information from a controller to control a motor so as to control a movement in a direction of haptic presentation device, (4) analyzing input information from an acceleration sensor to control a motor, (5) controlling rotation of an eccentric rotator, (6) adjusting a spatial intensity distribution of a resting force, (7) accelerating and/or decelerating a velocity of a body having an inertia moment, (8) rotating a rotation body around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis, or (9) controlling a posture of a gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a motion of a virtual object to present a haptic information to (1) a medium device or a medium apparatus, and/or (2) a user, as if (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user operates a real object, the method comprising:
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applying a haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user to the virtual object; sensing by a sensor the physical quantity which operates the virtual object; and controlling a physical quantity and/or a sensory quantity utilizing the haptic sensory characteristic and/or the illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user controls a physical quantity of a driving device provided in a haptic presentation device, and the haptic presentation device comprises at least one of an input device, an output device, a display device, video member, or the medium device or the medium apparatus; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic comprises at least one of a nonlinear characteristic, a hysteresis characteristic, a masking characteristic, a threshold characteristic, or a muscle reflection; wherein the control of the motion of the virtual object comprises at least one of (1) controlling a frequency and intensity of vibration and/or vibration sensation, (2) utilizing a masking effect to continuously or intermittently control at least one haptic information of vibration sensation, force sensation, and a torque sensation in an arbitrary direction, (3) analyzing input information from a controller to control a motor so as to control a movement in a direction of haptic presentation device, (4) analyzing input information from an acceleration sensor to control a motor, (5) controlling rotation of an eccentric rotator, (6) adjusting a spatial intensity distribution of a resting force, (7) accelerating and/or decelerating a velocity of a body having an inertia moment, (8) rotating a rotation body around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis, or (9) controlling a posture of a gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of controlling a motion of a virtual object to present a haptic information to (1) a medium device or a medium apparatus, and/or (2) a user, as if (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user operates a real object, the method comprising:
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applying a haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user to the virtual object; sensing by a sensor the physical quantity which operates the virtual object; controlling a physical quantity and/or a sensory quantity utilizing the haptic sensory characteristic and/or the illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user controls a physical quantity of a driving device provided in a haptic presentation device, and the haptic presentation device comprises at least one of an input device, an output device, a display device, video member, or the medium device or the medium apparatus; driving a data processing device by utilizing the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user; wherein the driving of the data processing device is performed by a controller built in a haptic presentation device in response to receiving a signal from an information processing device; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic comprises at least one of a nonlinear characteristic, a hysteresis characteristic, a masking characteristic, a threshold characteristic, or a muscle reflection; wherein the control of the motion of the virtual object comprises at least one of (1) controlling a frequency and intensity of vibration and/or vibration sensation, (2) utilizing a masking effect to continuously or intermittently control at least one haptic information of vibration sensation, force sensation, and a torque sensation in an arbitrary direction, (3) analyzing input information from a controller to control a motor so as to control a movement in a direction of haptic presentation device, (4) analyzing input information from an acceleration sensor to control a motor, (5) controlling rotation of an eccentric rotator, (6) adjusting a spatial intensity distribution of a resting force, (7) accelerating and/or decelerating a velocity of a body having an inertia moment, (8) rotating a rotation body around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis, or (9) controlling a posture of a gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for presenting a haptic information comprising haptic sensory characteristic and/or a force that does not exist physically to (1) a medium device or a medium apparatus, and/or (2) a user by controlling a physical quantity and/or a sensory quantity utilizing the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user, the method comprising:
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sensing by a sensor at least one physical quantity of (1) a finger, (2) a palm, (3) a hand, (4) a leg, (5) a head, (6) a body, (7) an operating device, and (8) a man-machine interface which operates a virtual object; and controlling a motion of the virtual object to present the haptic information to (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user as if (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user operates a real object by applying the haptic sensory characteristic of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user to the virtual object; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user is obtained by using at least one of a nonlinear characteristic, a hysteresis characteristic, a masking characteristic, a threshold characteristic, or a muscle reflection; wherein the haptic sensory characteristic and/or an illusion of (1) the medium device or the medium apparatus, and/or (2) the user controls a physical quantity of a driving device provided in a haptic presentation device, and the haptic presentation device comprises at least one of an input device, an output device, a display device, video member, or the medium device or the medium apparatus; wherein the control of the motion of the virtual object comprises at least one of (1) controlling a frequency and intensity of vibration and/or vibration sensation, (2) utilizing a masking effect to continuously or intermittently control at least one haptic information of vibration sensation, force sensation, and a torque sensation in an arbitrary direction, (3) analyzing input information from a controller to control a motor so as to control a movement in a direction of haptic presentation device, (4) analyzing input information from an acceleration sensor to control a motor, (5) controlling rotation of an eccentric rotator, (6) adjusting a spatial intensity distribution of a resting force, (7) accelerating and/or decelerating a velocity of a body having an inertia moment, (8) rotating a rotation body around an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis, or (9) controlling a posture of a gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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