Wireless force feedback input device
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1. A wireless stylus comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing;
a wireless communication receiver disposed in said housing and communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device; and
an actuator communicatively coupled to said central processing unit, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation;
said haptic sensation being controlled by said CPU in response to said haptic commands.
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Abstract
A wireless force feedback device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in the housing, a wireless communication receiver disposed in the housing and communicatively coupled to the CPU, wherein the wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device, and an actuator communicatively coupled to the central processing unit, wherein the actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation, the haptic sensation being controlled by the CPU in response to haptic commands.
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55 Claims
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1. A wireless stylus comprising:
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a housing;
a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing;
a wireless communication receiver disposed in said housing and communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device; and
an actuator communicatively coupled to said central processing unit, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation;
said haptic sensation being controlled by said CPU in response to said haptic commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing force feedback to a wireless input device comprising:
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a data interface configured to be communicatively coupled to a host computing device; and
a data input device configured to input data to said interface;
wherein said data input device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing, a wireless receiver communicatively coupled to said CPU, and an actuator communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A wireless stylus comprising:
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a means for housing components;
a means for processing data, said processing means being disposed in said housing means;
a means for wireless communication disposed in said housing means and communicatively coupled to said processing means; and
a means for actuating communicatively coupled to said processing means, wherein said actuating means is configured to produce a haptic sensation;
said haptic sensation being controlled by said processing means. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for producing force feedback in an input device comprising:
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receiving stylus location data in a host computer;
associating said stylus location data with an event in a host computer application; and
if said stylus location data corresponds to an event in said host computing application, transmitting a haptic command signal to said stylus using a wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A processor readable medium having instructions thereon for:
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receiving a wireless haptic command from a host computing device;
associating said wireless haptic command with a haptic response signal; and
controlling an actuator with said haptic response signal. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for providing force feedback to an input device comprising:
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a data input device configured to input data to a computing device;
wherein said data input device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing, a rotational trackball communicatively coupled to said CPU, and an actuator communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation on said trackball in response to signals received from said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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