SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMPLEX HAPTIC STIMULATION DURING INPUT OF CONTROL GESTURES, AND RELATING TO CONTROL OF VIRTUAL EQUIPMENT
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Abstract
A system is configured to provide haptic stimulation to a user. In one embodiment, the haptic stimulation is provided to the user in conjunction with the performance of one or more control gestures through which the user controls, for example, a game, a real world component or piece of equipment, and/or other entity. In one embodiment, the haptic stimulation is provided to the user in conjunction with control of virtual equipment by the user.
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A method of producing a haptic effect, comprising:
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monitoring a motion of a body part of a user received from a user interface device; comparing the motion of the body part with a control gesture; and generating the haptic effect if the motion of the body part corresponds to the control gesture. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A haptic effect enabled system, comprising:
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a user interface device; a sensor configured to monitor a motion of a body part of a user received from the user interface device; a haptic actuator configured to generate a haptic effect; and a processor in operative communication with the user interface, the sensor and the haptic actuator, the processor comprising a gesture module electronically coupled to the sensor, the gesture module configured to compare the motion of the body part with a control gesture, and a stimulation module electronically coupled to the gesture module and the haptic device, the stimulation module configured to determine the haptic effect to be generated by the haptic actuator if the motion of the body part corresponds to the control gesture. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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