System For Generating Haptic Feedback and Receiving User Inputs
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1. A force communication system for use with a video communications system (VCS), wherein a first user views or is viewed on video communicated by the VCS, comprising:
- (a) a haptic device configured to communicate motion, force, or a combination thereof, with the first user; and
(b) a haptic server system, configured to receive information from the VCS pertaining to a video connection between the VCS and the first user and to generate haptic commands for the haptic device corresponding to the video being communicated by the VCS.
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Abstract
A system that can accept inputs from one or more users and that can give haptic feedback to one or more users. The system can utilize network communication of data, various complimentary types of end effectors, various complimentary methods for force generation, and various attachments and accessories.
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1. A force communication system for use with a video communications system (VCS), wherein a first user views or is viewed on video communicated by the VCS, comprising:
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(a) a haptic device configured to communicate motion, force, or a combination thereof, with the first user; and (b) a haptic server system, configured to receive information from the VCS pertaining to a video connection between the VCS and the first user and to generate haptic commands for the haptic device corresponding to the video being communicated by the VCS.
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- 2. A haptic communications system for use with a video communications system (VCS), wherein the VCS is configured to communicate a video representation of a first user to a second user, comprising a haptics communication system, configured to communicate information concerning force, motion, or a combination thereof from one user to the other, and configured to accept from the VCS information concerning communication with the first and second users, and configured to accept from the VCS information concerning initialization of the haptic communications system, and configured to communicate haptic information from one user to the other in parallel with the VCS.
- 13. A communications system comprising a haptic device, a video capture device mounted with the haptic device, wherein the haptic device and video capture device are accessible to a first user, and wherein a communication facility configured to communicate information from the video capture device and the haptic device using a computer network to a second user located remotely from the first user.
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