System for combining haptic sensory-motor effects from two separate input devices into resultant sensory-motor effects and for feedback of such resultant effects between the input devices
First Claim
1. In a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected computer controlled terminals, a system for communicating haptic sensory-motor states comprising:
- a first terminal including;
means for receiving data representing an original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect transmitted from a second terminal, means for converting said received data into the spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by said data, means for juxtaposing upon said spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a direct corresponding spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect to thereby produce a resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect, and means for transmitting data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect back to said second terminal, and said second terminal includes;
means for converting said data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect into the actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, and means for juxtaposing upon said actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a direct corresponding spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect data, to thereby produce at said second terminal, a resultant second terminal spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect concurrent with the resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect.
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Abstract
The combination of haptic sensory-motor effects developed at two or more networked remote locations as well as the feedback between such remote locations of the effects resultant from such combinations. Within a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected computer controlled terminals, a system for communicating haptic sensory-motor states which comprises, within a local or first network terminal, apparatus for receiving data representing an original haptic sensory-motor effect transmitted from a second or remote terminal, apparatus for converting the received data into the physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by the data, and apparatus for juxtaposing upon the physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect to thereby produce a combined resultant haptic sensory-motor effect at the local or first terminal.
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7 Claims
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1. In a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected computer controlled terminals, a system for communicating haptic sensory-motor states comprising:
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a first terminal including;
means for receiving data representing an original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect transmitted from a second terminal, means for converting said received data into the spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by said data, means for juxtaposing upon said spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a direct corresponding spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect to thereby produce a resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect, and means for transmitting data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect back to said second terminal, and said second terminal includes;
means for converting said data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect into the actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, and means for juxtaposing upon said actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a direct corresponding spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect data, to thereby produce at said second terminal, a resultant second terminal spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect concurrent with the resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
a matrix of moveable rods, user interactive means for touching said rods, and means for selectively driving rods in said matrix against said touching means.
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3. The communications network of claim 2, wherein said means in said first terminal for juxtaposing said corresponding spatially arrayed direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect comprises:
means enabling said user interactive means for touching said rods to selectively apply forces to rods in said matrix in opposition to said means for driving said rods.
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4. The communications network of claim 3, wherein said means in said second terminal for converting said data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect into the actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect comprises:
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a matrix of moveable rods, user interactive means for touching said rods, and means for selectively driving rods in said matrix against said touching means.
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5. The communications network of claim 4 wherein said means in said second terminal for juxtaposing upon said actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a spatially arrayed direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect comprises:
means enabling said user interactive means for touching to selectively apply forces to rods in said matrix in opposition to said means for driving said rods.
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6. A method for communicating haptic sensory-motor states in a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected computer controlled terminals comprising:
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receiving at a first terminal, data representing an original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect transmitted from a second terminal, converting said received data into the spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by said data, juxtaposing upon said spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a spatially arrayed direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect to thereby produce a resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect, and transmitting from said first terminal, data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect back to said second terminal, converting at second terminal, said data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect into the actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, and juxtaposing upon said actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect at said second terminal, a spatially arrayed direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect data, to thereby produce at said second terminal, a resultant second terminal spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect concurrent with the resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect.
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7. A computer program having code recorded on a computer readable medium for communicating haptic sensory-motor states between two terminals in a communications network comprising a plurality of interconnected computer controlled terminals comprising:
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means at a first terminal for receiving data representing an original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect transmitted from a second terminal, means for converting said received data into the spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by said data, means for juxtaposing upon said spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a spatially arrayed direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect to thereby produce a resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect, and means at said first terminal for transmitting data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect back to said second terminal, means at said second terminal for converting said data representing said resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect into the actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor affect, and means at said second terminal for juxtaposing upon said actual spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect, a spatially arrayed direct physical haptic sensory-motor effect represented by original spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect data, to thereby produce at said second terminal, a resultant second terminal spatially arrayed physical haptic sensory-motor effect concurrent with the resultant first terminal spatially arrayed haptic sensory-motor effect.
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