Methods and apparatus for providing haptic feedback in interacting with virtual pets
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet; and
outputting, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for providing haptic feedback to a user interacting with a simulated (or “virtual”) pet, so as to enhance the realism of the user'"'"'s relationship with the virtual pet. In one embodiment, a method of providing haptic feedback to a user interacting with a virtual pet comprises: receiving a signal relating to a biological status of the virtual pet, and outputting a haptic effect based on the received signal on a user.
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40 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet; and
outputting, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-executable software code, comprising:
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code to receive a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet; and
code to output, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A data stream embodied in a carrier signal, carrying instructions to:
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receive a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet; and
output, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user-interface object;
a haptic feedback assembly coupled to the user-interface object; and
a memory coupled to the user-interface object and the haptic feedback assembly, the memory storing a computer-executable software including;
code to receive a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet; and
code to command a haptic effect based on said received signal to said haptic feedback assembly;
said haptic feedback assembly being configured to output said haptic effect to said user-interface object. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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