Haptic interface for palpation simulation
First Claim
1. A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, the method comprising:
- providing an object in communication with the computer;
controlling the cursor 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 cursor 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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Abstract
A palpation simulator comprises an interface for interfacing a user with a computer running a palpation simulation. The computer generates a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body. In one version, a method comprises providing an object in communication with the computer, controlling the cursor 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 cursor 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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54 Claims
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1. A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, the method comprising:
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providing an object in communication with the computer;
controlling the cursor 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 cursor interacts with a region within the graphical representation to provide the user with haptic feedback related to a simulated palpation of the region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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16. A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, the method comprising:
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providing an object in communication with the computer;
controlling the cursor 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 cursor interacts with the graphical representation to simulate a pulse of the living body.
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24. A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, the method comprising:
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providing an object in communication with the computer;
controlling the cursor 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 cursor interacts with the graphical representation to simulate a palpated feature on or below the surface of the graphical representation.
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35. A palpation simulator comprising:
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a computer readable medium comprising a computer readable program including program instructions to cause a palpation simulation to be executed on a computer, and to cause the computer to generate a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body;
an object in communication with the computer, at least a portion of the object being manipulatable by a user;
a sensor in communication with the computer and coupled to the object to detect a manipulation of the at least a portion of the object to control the cursor; and
an actuator coupled to the object to output a haptic sensation to the user when the cursor interacts with a region within the graphical representation, the haptic sensation simulating a palpation of the living body.
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