Wireless force feedback input device
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1. A wireless stylus comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing;
a wireless communication receiver disposed in said housing and communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device;
an actuator communicatively coupled to said central processing unit, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation, said haptic sensation being controlled by said CPU in response to said haptic commands; and
a light emitting device communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said light is selectively illuminated in response to said haptic commands.
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Abstract
A wireless force feedback device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in the housing, a wireless communication receiver disposed in the housing and communicatively coupled to the CPU, wherein the wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device, and an actuator communicatively coupled to the central processing unit, wherein the actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation, the haptic sensation being controlled by the CPU in response to haptic commands.
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44 Claims
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1. A wireless stylus comprising:
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a housing; a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing; a wireless communication receiver disposed in said housing and communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device; an actuator communicatively coupled to said central processing unit, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation, said haptic sensation being controlled by said CPU in response to said haptic commands; and a light emitting device communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said light is selectively illuminated in response to said haptic commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless stylus comprising:
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a housing; a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing; a wireless communication receiver disposed in said housing and communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said wireless communication receiver is configured to receive haptic commands from a host computing device; an actuator communicatively coupled to said central processing unit, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation, said haptic sensation being controlled by said CPU in response to said haptic commands; and a speaker disposed on said housing, wherein said speaker is communicatively coupled to said CPU driven by said CPU to produce sounds in response to said haptic commands. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing force feedback to a wireless input device comprising:
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a host computing device comprising a display having a cursor; a data interface configured to be communicatively coupled to said host computing device; and a data input device configured to input data to said data interface so as to control said cursor on said display; wherein said data input device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in said housing, a wireless receiver communicatively coupled to said CPU, and an actuator communicatively coupled to said CPU, wherein said actuator is configured to produce a haptic sensation in response to haptic commands received wirelessly from said host computing device; wherein said haptic commands are generated by said host computing system and transmitted wirelessly to said data input device in response to said cursor on said display of said host computing device encountering another item displayed on said display of said host computing device; wherein said data input device comprising a stylus configured to interact with said host feedback application by inputting data into host computing device via said tablet. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for producing force feedback in an input device comprising:
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receiving location data in a host computer from a user input device; controlling a cursor on a display of said host computer with said location data from said user input device; if said cursor controlled in response to said location data intersects another item displayed on said display, generating a haptic command corresponding to said item intersected by said cursor; transmitting said haptic command corresponding to said item intersected to said user input device; with an actuator of said user input device, generating haptic sensations in response to said haptic command corresponding to said item intersected by said cursor; wherein said user input device comprises a stylus, said method further comprising generating said location data by interfacing said stylus with a touch-sensitive interface of said host computer. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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