Haptic feedback device with button forces
First Claim
1. A handheld remote control for controlling a device having a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user of the handheld remote control, the handheld remote control comprising:
- a housing including at least one button, wherein said user engages said button with a finger of said user for the purpose of accessing a function of said device, said button being depressable along a degree of freedom;
an actuator coupled to said button, said actuator operative to apply forces in said degree of freedom of said button;
a sensor for detecting displacement of said button along said degree of freedom when said button is depressed by said user, said sensor providing an output indicative of said user'"'"'s engagement, said output being transmitted to said device; and
control circuitry, local to said handheld remote control, controlling said actuator to generate said forces, said forces dependant on said function accessed by said user, thereby providing a tactile sensation to said user engaging said button.
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Abstract
A haptic feedback control device, such as a handheld remote control or handheld game controller, for controlling a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user. A housing includes a button, wherein the user engages the button with a finger. The button is depressible along a degree of freedom by the user. An actuator applies forces to the user through the button along the degree of freedom. A sensor detects displacement of the button along the degree of freedom when the button is depressed by the user. A processor, local to the device, controls the actuator to generate the forces upon the button in the degree of freedom to provide a tactile sensation to the user contacting the button.
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31 Claims
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1. A handheld remote control for controlling a device having a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user of the handheld remote control, the handheld remote control comprising:
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a housing including at least one button, wherein said user engages said button with a finger of said user for the purpose of accessing a function of said device, said button being depressable along a degree of freedom;
an actuator coupled to said button, said actuator operative to apply forces in said degree of freedom of said button;
a sensor for detecting displacement of said button along said degree of freedom when said button is depressed by said user, said sensor providing an output indicative of said user'"'"'s engagement, said output being transmitted to said device; and
control circuitry, local to said handheld remote control, controlling said actuator to generate said forces, said forces dependant on said function accessed by said user, thereby providing a tactile sensation to said user engaging said button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A handheld game controller for controlling a game device having a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user of the handheld game controller, the handheld game controller comprising:
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a housing including at least one button, wherein the user engages said button with a finger of said user for the purposes of accessing a function of said game device, said button being moveable by said user to a plurality of positions along a degree of freedom;
an actuator coupled to said button, said actuator operative to apply forces in said degree of freedom of said button;
a sensor for detecting displacement of said button along said degree of freedom when said button is depressed by said user, said sensor providing an output indicative of said user'"'"'s engagement, said output being transmitted to said device; and
a processor, local to said handheld game controller, controlling said actuator to generate said forces, said forces dependant on said function accessed by said user, thereby providing a tactile sensation to said user engaging said button. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A handheld remote control for controlling a device having a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user of the handheld remote control, the handheld remote control comprising:
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a housing including at least one button means, wherein said user engages said button means with a finger of said user for the purpose of accessing one of a selection of functions of said device, said button being depressible along a degree of freedom;
means for applying forces in said degree of freedom of said button;
means for sensing displacement of said button along said degree of freedom when said button is depressed by said user, said means for sensing providing an output indicative of said user'"'"'s engagement, said output being transmitted to said device; and
processor means, local to said handheld remote control, for controlling said means for applying forces to generate said forces, said forces dependant on said one of a selection of functions accessed by said user, thereby providing a tactile sensation to said user engaging said button means.
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