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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41. A method of producing a haptic effect, comprising:
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detecting, by a sensor, a pressure applied to a user interface device by a body part of a user; comparing the pressure applied to the user interface device to a control gesture with a gesture module executable by a processor; and generating a first haptic effect with a haptic output device if the pressure applied to the user interface device corresponds to the control gesture. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A haptic effect enabled system, comprising:
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a user interface device; a sensor configured to detect a pressure applied to the user interface device by a body part of a user; a haptic actuator configured to generate a first haptic effect; and a processor in operative communication with the user interface device, the sensor, and the haptic actuator, the processor comprising; a gesture module electronically coupled to the sensor, the gesture module configured to compare the pressure applied to the user interface device with a control gesture, and wherein the haptic actuator is configured to generate the first haptic effect if the pressure applied to the user interface device corresponds to the control gesture. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of producing a haptic effect, comprising
detecting a pressure applied to a user interface device by a body part of a user with a sensor, wherein the pressure applied to the user interface device comprises an initial portion, an intermediate portion, and an ending portion; -
comparing the pressure applied to the user interface device to a control gesture with a gesture module executable by a processor; generating a first haptic effect with a haptic output device if the initial portion of the pressure applied to the user interface device corresponds to an initial portion of the control gesture; and generating a second haptic effect with the haptic output device if the intermediate portion of the pressure applied to the user interface device corresponds to an intermediate portion of the control gesture, wherein the second haptic effect is different from the first haptic effect. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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