BUSSED HAPTIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A bussed haptic actuator system comprising:
- a plurality of haptic actuators each including;
a memory with an address storable therein, anda slave controller subsystem configured to control the actuator in response to a received command signal including said address;
a master control subsystem connected via a bus to the plurality of haptic actuators and including;
a sequencer configured to determine which of the plurality of haptic actuators are to be activated, andlogic configured to provide, on the bus, a command signal including one or more addresses corresponding to haptic actuators to be activated as determined by the sequencer.
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Abstract
A bussed haptic actuator system includes a plurality of haptic actuators and a master control subsystem. Each haptic actuator includes a memory with an address storable therein and a slave controller subsystem configured to control the actuator in response to a received command signal. The master control subsystem is connected via a bus to the plurality of haptic actuators. The master control subsystem includes sequencer configured to determine which of the plurality of haptic actuators are to be activated and logic configured to provide, on the bus, a command signal including one or more addresses corresponding to haptic actuators to be activated as determined by the sequencer.
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44 Claims
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1. A bussed haptic actuator system comprising:
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a plurality of haptic actuators each including; a memory with an address storable therein, and a slave controller subsystem configured to control the actuator in response to a received command signal including said address; a master control subsystem connected via a bus to the plurality of haptic actuators and including; a sequencer configured to determine which of the plurality of haptic actuators are to be activated, and logic configured to provide, on the bus, a command signal including one or more addresses corresponding to haptic actuators to be activated as determined by the sequencer. - 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, 24)
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25. A bussed haptic actuator system comprising:
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a low voltage bus; a plurality of haptic actuators on the bus and each including; a memory with a unique address storable therein, a voltage boost circuit configured to boost the low voltage on the bus to a high voltage, and a slave controller subsystem configured to activate the actuator using the high voltage in response to a received command signal including said unique address; and a master control subsystem connected via the bus to the plurality of haptic actuators and configured to provide, on the bus, a command signal including one or more addresses corresponding to haptic actuators to be activated.
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26. A bussed haptic actuator method comprising:
storing, in an on-board memory, a unique address for each of a plurality of haptic actuators interconnected via a bus; determining which of the plurality of haptic actuators are to be activated; providing, on the bus, a command signal including one or more addresses corresponding to haptic actuators to be activated as so determined; and activating an actuator in response to a received command signal if said signal includes the unique address for that actuator. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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