Networked Applications Including Haptic Feedback
First Claim
1. A networked haptic feedback gaming system comprising:
- a first computer having a network interface for communicating with a second computer over a network, the first computer configured to;
generate a first image in a first gaming environment on the visual display, the first image based on second information received from a second computer, the second information comprising second haptic information,transmit the first image to a first display;
generate a first haptic feedback signal based at least in part on the second haptic information received from the second computer;
transmit the first haptic feedback signal to a first actuator configured to output a first haptic effect based on the first haptic feedback signal, andwherein the second computer is configured to;
generate a second image in a second gaming environment on the visual display, the second image based on first information received from the first computer, the first information comprising first haptic information,transmit the second image to a second display;
generate a second haptic feedback signal based at least in part on the first haptic information received from the first computer; and
transmit the second haptic feedback signal to a second actuator configured to output a second haptic effect based on the second haptic feedback signal.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing peer-to-peer force feedback over a computer network. A network force feedback system includes a network, a first computer coupled to the network, and a second computer coupled to the network. The first and second computers each include a visual display and a force feedback interface device. Each computer provides a force feedback signal to its force feedback device based on information received from the other, remote computer and in some cases also based on input from the local force feedback device. Positional information of each force feedback device and/or feel sensation information can be transmitted between the computers over the network. A graphical environment can be displayed to enhance the interaction between users. The present invention therefore permits two computer users to interact using force feedback provided over a network on a peer-to-peer basis.
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17 Claims
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1. A networked haptic feedback gaming system comprising:
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a first computer having a network interface for communicating with a second computer over a network, the first computer configured to; generate a first image in a first gaming environment on the visual display, the first image based on second information received from a second computer, the second information comprising second haptic information, transmit the first image to a first display; generate a first haptic feedback signal based at least in part on the second haptic information received from the second computer; transmit the first haptic feedback signal to a first actuator configured to output a first haptic effect based on the first haptic feedback signal, and wherein the second computer is configured to; generate a second image in a second gaming environment on the visual display, the second image based on first information received from the first computer, the first information comprising first haptic information, transmit the second image to a second display; generate a second haptic feedback signal based at least in part on the first haptic information received from the first computer; and transmit the second haptic feedback signal to a second actuator configured to output a second haptic effect based on the second haptic feedback signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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sending a first haptic signal from a first computer to a second computer, the first haptic signal configured to cause a first haptic feedback signal to be sent to a second haptic feedback device from the second computer, wherein the first haptic feedback signal is configured to cause the second haptic feedback device to output a first force using an actuator of the second haptic feedback device; receiving second information from the second computer, the second information comprising second haptic information; generating a second haptic feedback signal based on the second haptic information, the second haptic feedback signal configured to cause the first haptic feedback device to output a second force using an actuator of the first haptic feedback device; transmitting the second haptic feedback signal to a first haptic feedback device in communication with the first computer; and displaying an image based on the second information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A memory comprising program code, the program code comprising:
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program code for sending a first haptic signal from a first computer to a second computer, the first haptic signal configured to cause a first haptic feedback signal to be sent to a second haptic feedback device from the second computer, wherein the first haptic feedback signal is configured to cause the second haptic feedback device to output a first force using an actuator of the second haptic feedback device; program code for receiving second information from the second computer, the second information comprising second haptic information; program code for generating a second haptic feedback signal based on the second haptic information, the second haptic feedback signal configured to cause the first haptic feedback device to output a second force using an actuator of the first haptic feedback device; program code for transmitting the second haptic feedback signal to a first haptic feedback device in communication with the first computer; and program code for displaying an image based on the second information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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