Data filter for haptic feedback devices having low-bandwidth communication links
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1. A method of filtering data, the method comprising:
- transmitting a first data comprising haptic feedback parameters before transmitting a second data comprising haptic feedback parameters;
determining whether the second data contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data; and
filtering the second data on a determination that the second data has substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide computer program products, methods, and systems for use with low speed processors and/or low-bandwidth communication links. Embodiments of the present invention allows low-bandwidth communication links to proceed at a level similar to a high-bandwidth communication link by filtering data that the filter deems contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as a previously transmitted data.
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1. A method of filtering data, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first data comprising haptic feedback parameters before transmitting a second data comprising haptic feedback parameters;
determining whether the second data contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data; and
filtering the second data on a determination that the second data has substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in the computer usable medium, said computer readable program code comprising:
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code for transmitting a first data comprising haptic feedback parameters before transmitting a second data comprising haptic feedback parameters;
code for determining whether the second data contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data; and
code for filtering the second data on the determination that the second data has substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A haptic feedback system for filtering data, the system comprising:
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a host computer system for transmitting a first data and a second data that comprise haptic feedback parameters;
a haptic feedback interface device coupled to the host computer system and configured to receive the first data and second data from the host computer system, wherein the host computer system is configured to determine whether the second data contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data and filtering the second data to the haptic feedback interface device on the determination that the second data has substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as the first data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of filtering data, the method comprising:
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monitoring a transmission queue between a host computer system and a haptic feedback interface device; and
filtering a second data that contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as a previously transmitted first data on the determination that the amount of data in the transmission queue between the host computer system and the haptic feedback interface device is above a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in the computer usable medium, said computer readable program code comprising:
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code for monitoring a transmission queue between a host computer system and a haptic feedback interface device; and
code for filtering a second data that contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as a previously transmitted first data on the determination that the amount of data in the transmission queue between the host computer system and the haptic feedback interface device is above a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A haptic feedback system for filtering data, the system comprising:
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a host computer system for transmitting a first data and a second data that comprise haptic feedback parameters;
a haptic feedback interface device coupled to the host computer system and configured to receive data from the host computer system, wherein the host computer system is configured monitor a transmission queue between a host computer system and a haptic feedback interface device and filter a second data that contains substantially identical haptic feedback parameters as a previously transmitted first data on the determination that the amount of data in the transmission queue between the host computer system and the haptic feedback interface device is above a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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