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Dynamic gloves to convey sense of touch and movement for virtual objects in HMD rendered environments

  • US 10,296,086 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2015
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for processing content for a head mounted display (HMD), comprising,a user interface device having a haptic device for imparting a haptic feedback to a user, the user interface device configured to receive haptic profiles of virtual objects;

  • anda computing device interfaced with the user interface device and the HMD, the computing device including,an input device interface for receiving input from the user interface device or the HMD;

    a virtual reality space generation module for rendering a virtual reality scene for the HMD;

    an object configuration matrix rendering module for identifying a virtual object in the virtual reality scene, the object configuration matrix rendering module accessing a haptic profile for the virtual object; and

    a haptic response processing module for identifying interactions between a virtual representation associated with the user interface device and the virtual object and sending the haptic feedback to the user interface device;

    wherein the user interface device is operable to use the haptic profile of the virtual object for imparting the haptic feedback to the user, the haptic feedback drives activation of multiple points of pressure that vary in magnitude across a portion of a finger of the user that contacts the user interface device, the user interface device is configured to maintain the multiple points of pressure with continuous pressure for a duration depending upon said interactions between the virtual representation and the virtual object.

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