Interface for controlling a graphical image
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a deformable member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of the deformable member having a contact side and a non-contact side; and
a tendon configured to displace the first end of the deformable member relative to the second end in response to a signal, the contact side of the intermediate portion of the deformable member configured to output a haptic sensation, the non-contact side of the intermediate portion being disposed between the contact side of the intermediate portion and the tendon.
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Abstract
An interface device for interfacing a user with a computer, the computer running an application program and generating a graphical image and a graphical object, comprises a user manipulatable object in communication with the computer, a sensor to detect a manipulation of the object, the sensor providing a signal to the computer to control the graphical image, and an actuator adapted to provide a haptic sensation to the palm of the user in relation to an interaction between the graphical image and the graphical object, the actuator comprising a member that is deformable to provide the haptic sensation. In another version, a mouse for interfacing a user with a computer generating a graphical environment comprising a graphical hand comprises a housing, a position detector to detect a position of the mouse, the position detector capable of providing a first position signal to the computer to control the position of the graphical hand in the graphical environment, and a finger position detector to detect a position of a finger of the user, the finger position detector capable of providing a second position signal to the computer to control a graphical finger on the graphical hand in relation to the position of the finger of the user.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a deformable member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of the deformable member having a contact side and a non-contact side; and
a tendon configured to displace the first end of the deformable member relative to the second end in response to a signal, the contact side of the intermediate portion of the deformable member configured to output a haptic sensation, the non-contact side of the intermediate portion being disposed between the contact side of the intermediate portion and the tendon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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a deformable member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of the deformable member having a contact side and a non-contact side; and
an elongated flexible member configured to displace the second end of the deformable member relative to the first end of the deformable member in response to a signal, the contact side of the intermediate portion of the deformable member configured to output a haptic sensation, the non-contact side of the intermediate portion being disposed between the contact side of the intermediate portion and the elongated flexible member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a deformable member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of the deformable member having a first side and a second side;
a contact member attached to the first side of the intermediate portion of the deformable member, the contact member being configured to output a haptic sensation; and
an elongated member attached to the second end of the deformable member, the elongated member being configured to displace the second end of the deformable member relative to the first end of the deformable member, the elongated member being configured to cause the contact member to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to the a direction of the second end of the deformable member when displaced.
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