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Haptic interaction with video and image data

  • US 6,650,338 B1
  • Filed: 11/24/1998
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of haptically interacting with a video image, comprising:

  • receiving a video image;

    displaying the video image;

    determining geometry of one or more objects represented in the video image; and

    interacting with said one or more objects represented in the video image using a haptic display device;

    wherein interacting with said one or more objects includes sending haptic data to the haptic display device and receiving a force delivered via the haptic display device; and

    said one or more objects represented in the video image are visually seen in the video image to respond to the force delivered via the haptic display device.

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