POINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK, AND HAPTIC INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A pointing apparatus capable of providing haptic feedback, the pointing apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication unit receiving an event including haptic output information through wireless communication with the outside;
a controller generating a control signal for reproducing a haptic pattern corresponding to the haptic output information; and
a haptic stimulator reproducing the haptic pattern by means of the control signal.
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Abstract
Provided are a pointing apparatus capable of providing haptic feedback, and a haptic interaction system and method using the same. The pointing apparatus includes a wireless communication unit, a controller, and a haptic stimulator. The wireless communication unit receives an event including haptic output information through wireless communication with the outside. The controller generates a control signal for reproducing a haptic pattern corresponding to the haptic output information. The haptic stimulator reproduces the haptic pattern by means of the control signal. Thus, it is possible to increase the performance and usability of a user interface of a user terminal including a touch screen.
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28 Claims
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1. A pointing apparatus capable of providing haptic feedback, the pointing apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communication unit receiving an event including haptic output information through wireless communication with the outside; a controller generating a control signal for reproducing a haptic pattern corresponding to the haptic output information; and a haptic stimulator reproducing the haptic pattern by means of the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A haptic interaction system using a pointing apparatus capable of providing haptic feedback, the haptic interaction system comprising:
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a pointing apparatus controlling a pointer of a touch screen by contacting the touch screen or approaching the surface of the touch screen from the outside of the touch screen, receiving an event including haptic output information corresponding to the control of the pointer through wireless communication, and reproducing a haptic pattern corresponding to the haptic output information; and a user terminal generating in an application program the event including the haptic output information corresponding to the control of the pointer in the touch screen, and transmitting the generated event to the pointing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A haptic interaction method during a press of a button on a touch screen in a haptic interaction system using a pointing apparatus capable of providing haptic feedback, the haptic interaction method comprising:
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when a button on the touch screen is pressed by means of the pointing apparatus, generating a button press event by means of an application program of a user terminal interworking with the touch screen; transmitting the button press event to the external pointing apparatus, and colliding a mass of a linear vibrator against a bottom side according to a digital signal corresponding to the button press event; when the external pointing apparatus is separated from the button, generating a button press release event by means of the application program of the user terminal interworking with the touch screen; and transmitting the button press release event to the external pointing apparatus, and colliding the mass of the linear vibrator against a top side according to a digital signal corresponding to the button press release event.
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